Cary Flanagan

After experiencing a tragedy in her family as a child, Becca felt abandoned and unseen by her parents and older sister. Her saving grace was her beloved grandmother, Rachel, with whom she spent her summers growing up.As she approaches her 30th birthday, Becca yearns for something more in her life. Her relationship with her tong-term boyfriend is going nowhere. The constant bickering with her mother has become hostile and frustrating. Her only relief is her best friend, Ashlyn and the other members of her Cambridge Creative Quilters bee.Craving something new, Becca sets out on an adventure prompted by a treasured gift from her beloved ‘Gran’ who had taught her to quilt as a child. The gif...

In 1898, against her parents' wishes, Seventeen-year-old Sarah leaves her stifling family home in New Hampshire with a man she loves but barely knows to discover a new life in the Arizona Territories. On the way, Sarah tells James she is pregnant, and they marry in Flagstaff. James's dream of becoming a cowboy is fulfilled when they are hired to work on an isolated cattle ranch. Sarah loves her new independence and life as a new mother, but James's drinking and gambling threaten to destroy their marriage. As James becomes increasingly violent, even her life and that of her baby are at risk.Sarah gains strength from her friendships with the owners of the ranch and other members of her remote ...

Orphaned during the Civil War, Hannah weathers many storms in her life, yet finds strength in her family, friends, and her own resilience. Raised by a caring aunt in a small New England farming community, she grew from a frightened child to a confident woman and successful quilter and business owner, at a time when few opportunities were available to women. Readers will experience for themselves what it was like to grow up without any of our modern conveniences, and the excitement of discovering one's own abilities and strengths.Told 'in her own words', this fictional memoir is based on many of the author's own life experiences and those of her family transposed to another time. These '...