Okay, I didn't READ this book. I listened to it. During the summer months, I tend more toward audio books, as I can go outside and water the plants or do other things while I am listening. And this week, I listened to two books.
"The Sugar Camp Quilt" is technically a part of the Elm Creek Quilts series, although it is not in the primary time-line of the Elm Creek Quilters. This book is set in pre-Civil War Pennsylvania, and revolves around Dorothea Granger, a young schoolmistress who lives with her uncle, father and mother on her uncle's farm. Her uncle, much older than her mother, has taken the family in after they lost their own farm; Dorothea's family lives in hope that the old uncle will die and leave his farm to Dorothea's brother. Unknown to the family, though, the uncle has been a conductor on the underground railroad. His death leaves the family in a precarious situ
ation.
The book touches on the use of quilts in the Underground Railroad, through the "Delectable Mountains" quilt that Uncle Jacob had Dorothea make. This would be an interesting introduction to the history and lore of quilting and pattern meaning and lore.
This is only the second of the Elm Creek Quilt series that I have read. The first, "The Quilter's Apprentice," I read when published. I like that the author has gone into some historical periods, as well as continuing on with the timeline of the first book. I have the second in the series "Round Robin" on my TBR pile now, and will probably start it tomorrow. It is a print copy, not an audio! Back to reading.