A Stitch and a Prayer #CFBA #bookreview

(No image available) Eva Gibson is the author of twenty books, including A Stitch and a Prayer, the latest release in the Quilts of Love series from Abingdon Fiction. She currently teaches Writing Your Life Story classes for Portland Community College and is an active member of Oregon Christian Writers. She has lived most of her life on the family farm in Wilsonville, Oregon, which is the setting for her novel.

ABOUT THE BOOK

After her fiancé returns from the Klondike gold rush in 1897, Florence Harms sets about building a new life in her new marriage—even though the lingering effects of illness have left her weak and vulnerable. She and her young husband, Will, work tirelessly to clear the land around their Northwest cabin, content with their modest life.
But then a stranger comes knocking and Florence suddenly senses a restlessness in Will’s spirit that she had never seen before. When he leaves her with only a note that tells her he will return before their baby’s birth, she is devastated, and the illness that stiffened her joints returns. Counting the days until Will walks back through her door, Florence busies herself with a Tree of Life quilt displaying a map of the farm they call home. Doubts claw at her heart as Florence struggles to believe Will’s promise to return to her. Will her labor of love—and faith in God—sustain her as she waits to see her beloved once again?

If you would like to read the first chapter of A Stitch and A Prayer, go HERE.

My thoughts:  I have loved the Quilts of Love series since I picked up the first one.  I think I’ve read each and every one of them!  Join Florence in this newest as she heals from her illness so she can get married.  Only to find her new husband has run away one morning while she is pregnant and the doctor is not sure she’ll carry to term and have a live baby.  As she leans on her family and God she holds to the promise that her husband will be back when their LIVE baby is born.  Will it be enough?  Will her dreams come true?  She works on a quilt while waiting.  A special quilt of hope.