The forgotten seamstress /
Trenow, Liz,
The forgotten seamstress / Liz Trenow. - 329 pages ; 21 cm
Interweaves the story of Maria, a seamstress in the royal household of Buckingham Palace, and Caroline Meadows who discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. Maria knows she's lucky to have landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Before World War I casts its shadow, she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales, a glamorous and intense gentleman. But her life takes a far darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time at Buckingham Palace. Decades later, Caroline Meadows discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. When she can't figure out the meaning of the message embroidered into its lining, she embarks on a quest to reveal its mystery.
1402282486 9781402282485
Quilting--Fiction.
Quiltmakers--Fiction.
Royal households--England--20th century--Fiction.
Women tailors--England--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--20th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.
The forgotten seamstress / Liz Trenow. - 329 pages ; 21 cm
Interweaves the story of Maria, a seamstress in the royal household of Buckingham Palace, and Caroline Meadows who discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. Maria knows she's lucky to have landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Before World War I casts its shadow, she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales, a glamorous and intense gentleman. But her life takes a far darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time at Buckingham Palace. Decades later, Caroline Meadows discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. When she can't figure out the meaning of the message embroidered into its lining, she embarks on a quest to reveal its mystery.
1402282486 9781402282485
Quilting--Fiction.
Quiltmakers--Fiction.
Royal households--England--20th century--Fiction.
Women tailors--England--Fiction.
Great Britain--History--20th century--Fiction.
Historical fiction.