The Christmas Boutique by Jennifer ChiaveriniMy rating: 4 of 5 stars
It's nearly Christmas at the Elm Creek Manor, the home of Sylvia Compson, a newly married and very mature woman who has turned her childhood estate into a quilting school for the women of the area. With the onset of the holidays, a local church is getting ready for their annual Christmas Boutique fair, but an unfortunate accident renders their venue at the church unusable. The coordinators approach Sylvia and her team of quilters to see if they can help out with the venue and provide some much-needed physical labor to pull off a last-minute art fair. Along with the main story, the author delves into the lives of the women and men who make Elm Creek Manor a quilting school and a home.
I will admit that I have only read the first of the Elm Creek Quilt books, The Quilter's Apprentice. I have read several of Chiaverini's historical fiction books and have enjoyed them all. It didn't take me long to remember the original characters of the first Elm Creek Quilt series and I instantly fell into the rhythm of Chiaverini's writing. Reading through some of the reviews, it's evident that some of the material for this book may have been a repeat of several books in the series, stitched together to make a sweet Christmas read. I think of it as watching a TV show that looks back on some of the special scenes from previous shows wrapped up in a new storyline. Since I've only read one book in the series, I was not bothered by any repeats of past books. This one has inspired me to go back to the series.
I received this book gratis through Goodreads Giveaways.
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