The Thread Collectors
Book Feature - The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
HBL Note: There is so much to love about THE THREAD COLLECTORS by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman that I don’t even know where to begin. It started with a friendship, one that lasted decades, between two women, each proud of her history and heritage: Shaunna J. Edwards, a Black woman, and Alyson Richman, a Jewish woman. Inspired by their family histories, and with a desire to “highlight some of the lesser-known perspectives and untold stories of the Civil War” THE THREAD COLLECTORS was born. The story is about two women who couldn’t be more different and yet are connected by the war the men they love are fighting. Scroll down to read more about THE THREAD COLLECTORS by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman.
Book Feature - The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
Book Feature - The Thread Collectors by Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman
From the publisher:
1863: In a small Creole cottage in New Orleans, an ingenious young Black woman named Stella embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army. Bound to a man who would kill her if he knew of her clandestine activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician.
Meanwhile, in New York City, a Jewish woman stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. Between abolitionist meetings, Lily rolls bandages and crafts quilts with her sewing circle for other soldiers, too, hoping for their safe return home. But when months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him.
As these two women risk everything for love and freedom during the brutal Civil War, their paths converge in New Orleans, where an unexpected encounter leads them to discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. Loosely inspired by the authors' family histories, this stunning novel will stay with readers for a long time.
