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Lover's Knot (Shenandoah Album) [Hardcover]

Emilie Richards (Author)
4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)


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Shenandoah Album July 1, 2006
After narrowly escaping death, newspaper journalist Kendra Taylor retreats to a cabin nestled in Virginia's Shenandoah Valley to heal and sort out her feelings about her troubled marriage. The land was bequeathed to her husband by a maternal grandmother he never knew, and the cabin has been abandoned for years.

As she is welcomed into the rural community of Toms Brook, Kendra becomes curious about an heirloom lover's knot quilt, which is another piece of Isaac's unexplored past. The unusual quilt clearly has a story to tell, and Kendra is convinced that helping her husband connect with his roots might help him reconnect with her, as well.

At first Isaac's reluctant visits to the cabin only underscore the difficulties in their marriage. But as circumstances force them to piece together a new relationship, Isaac discovers that the history of a family he's never known might hold the key to his future.

As a passionate story of strength, loss and desperation unfolds, the secrets of two quilts are revealed and the threads of an unraveling marriage are secured. In the rich, evocative prose that earned high praise for "Wedding Ring" and "Endless Chain," Emilie Richards crafts the third tale in the Shenandoah Album series, resonant with the power of love and family ties.



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Traumatized by a near-fatal attack by a mugger, journalist Kendra Taylor leaves Washington, D.C., for the rustic cabin in Toms Brook, Va., that once belonged to husband Isaac's grandmother. There, she seeks recovery from her ordeal and refuge from what she sees as a troubled marriage. Surrounded by the serene beauty of the Shenandoah Valley and aided by the warmth of her rural community, Kendra begins a major restoration of the cabin, her life and her relationship with Isaac. An unusual lover's knot quilt, also left to her husband, piques Kendra's curiosity, and she investigates the story behind the heirloom"knowing that the answers she finds may save her marriage or destroy it. For this third Shenandoah Album novel (after Wedding Ring), Richards stitches together the mystery of a family's past with the difficulties and moral dilemmas of the present for a story as intriguing as the quilt itself. (July)
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Review

"(a) heartwarming, richly layered story." -- Library Journal, starred review of Endless Chain

". . . an engrossing novel . . . Richards's writing is unpretentious and effective." -- Publishers Weekly on Prospect Street

"Her characterizations are transcendent, endowed with warmth and compassion." -- Booklist on Wedding Ring

"Richards's ability to portray compelling characters who grapple with challenging family issues is laudable." -- Publishers Weekly starred review on Fox River

Product Details

  • Hardcover: 544 pages
  • Publisher: Mira (July 1, 2006)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 0641922310
  • ISBN-13: 978-0778323228
  • ASIN: 0778323226
  • Product Dimensions: 9.3 x 6.2 x 1.5 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.6 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #644,121 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

I'm the author of 60 something novels. I find relationships fascinating and write about them no matter what genre I'm exploring at the moment.

 

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16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Engrossing ..., October 3, 2006
This review is from: Lover's Knot (Shenandoah Album) (Hardcover)
I love quilting books (or books with quilting themes in it). I love Emilie Richard's books simply because she is a thorough writer and she always introduces a new character from a previous book, so you feel like you are among friends. Her books has a way of drawing you into the story ~~ or in this case, a story within a story.

It starts out with Kendra almost losing her life in an attempted carjacking attack. Six months later after extensive therapy, she decides that she needs to go and live in her husband's grandmother's cabin. She takes Isaac's quilt, called The Lover's Knot ~~ with her as well. Isaac remains behind in Washington D.C., and Kendra fearing the end of her marriage, decides to recuperate away from the city and in the mountains. Little did she know that she would find a new home among the citizens that live in the tiny town. And little did she know that she would discover Isaac's grandmother's deep secret.

Isaac was given up for adoption as a child. He didn't have an easy childhood as his adoptive father was mentally abusive. So he didn't want to know anything about his biological family because he thought they were just as bad for giving him up for adoption. Turns out his grandmother Leah had a story and that story haunted two of her friends for years. It talked about being relocated from their home which has been turned over to the government to make a park. It gives a bit of history as well and Leah shares her stories through letters.

It's a bittersweet novel and a very wonderful one. Kendra and Isaac find themselves through history and simple daily life in the country. It's a big contrast to the high-power living in a big city ~~ and very relaxing.

Only Richards can write like this ~~ full of warmth and sunshine and hope. Her novels have always made me curl up on the couch and relax with a cup of tea on hand. It's wonderful, cozy and engrossing. Always.

10-3-06
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars ------Fascinating history woven into a memorable story------, September 25, 2006
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LOVER'S KNOT is the third book in the Shenandoah Album stories and, for me the best book in this series. The beginning of the story takes place in Washington, D.C. and then eventually moves on to Tom`s Brook, VA. I know these areas pretty well. So, reading this story brought many familiar images to mind.

Kendra Taylor, is a successful writer who lives with her husband in Washington, D. C. One evening on a trip to the pharmacy, she's mugged and shot twice. Recovery is made even more difficult because in some ways, she blames her husband, Isaac, for not being there when she needed him. Since they own a small cabin in Tom's Brook, Virginia, she goes there to be alone. She needs to recuperate and also to decide if she will stay in the marriage. Isaac had actually inherited the cabin and an old quilt from his natural grandmother, who he never knew, because he had been given up for adoption as a baby. He has a lot of mixed feelings about families since his adoption experience was not a happy one and he does not want his wife staying in the isolated cabin and searching back in his past.

As Kendra recuperates, she becomes more and more interested in the lady who had owned and lived in the cabin. She also wants to know more about the old quilt. and why it was left to Isaac. Meeting people from the community, she begins to learn about Isaac's real family and their history. The story also takes the reader into the history of Skyline Drive and the Blue Ridge Mountains.

This is a well done and for me, touching story!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Lover's Knot (Shenandoah Album), August 19, 2006
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This is the third book in the Shenandoah Album and it also is a great read. Emilie Richards brings in more people along with the ones from her first two books.You will really enjoy this book. It is a story that keeps you highly interested and you don't want to put it down. You feel like you know these people and you want to live in their part of the world.
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