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The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs
Publisher: Harlequin Mira
Genre: Contemporary
Length: 400 pages

Review Copy Received from Publisher through NetGalley

Summary:

Linda Davis’s local fabric shop is a place where women gather to share their creations: quilts commemorating important events in their lives. Wedding quilts, baby quilts, memorial quilts—each is bound tight with dreams, hopes and yearnings.

Now, as her only child readies for college, Linda is torn between excitement for Molly and heartache for herself. Who will she be when she is no longer needed in her role as mom? What will become of her days? Of her marriage?

Mother and daughter decide to share one last adventure together—a cross-country road trip to move Molly into her dorm. As they wend their way through the heart of the country, Linda stitches together the scraps that make up Molly’s young life. And in the quilting of each bit of fabric—the hem of a christening gown, a snippet from a Halloween costume—Linda discovers that the memories of a shared journey can come together in a way that will keep them both warm in the years to come….

Grace’s Review:

The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs is an insightful reflection of life after children have left home. Every piece of fabric in Linda’s quilt leads to memories of Molly’s childhood and leaves Linda Davis contemplating her future with her only child leaving home for college. Is Linda up to the challenges facing her as one chapter in her life’s story ends and another one begins?

Linda Davis is an exceptionally well-developed and vividly life-like character. As a woman whose life has revolved around her only child for the past eighteen years, Linda’s uncertainties about her future are poignant and realistic. Her fears that she and her husband, Dan, have grown apart are natural as she worries about how they will reconnect as a couple instead of as parents. And the greatest question plaguing Linda on her journey? Have she and Dan taught their daughter all she needs to know in order to succeed in life?

The Goodbye Quilt by Susan Wiggs is a touching novel that is thought-provoking and bittersweet. Linda and Molly’s journey brings them closer together as secrets are exposed, and their relationship deepens. Linda’s conversations with Dan reveal their deep and abiding love for one another, and Dan’s unconditional faith in Linda. Ms. Wiggs’ delightful epilogue is the perfect ending for this remarkably authentic book.

Rated 5 Gold Crowns and a Recommended Read by Grace!

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