The Museum of Lost Quilts

An Elm Creek Quilts Novel

By: Jennifer Chiaverini

Narrated by: Christina Moore

Length: 10 hrs and 42 mins

Publisher's summary

Jennifer Chiaverini’s beloved and bestselling Elm Creek Quilts series returns with the first Elm Creek Quilts novel since 2019’s The Christmas Boutique.

Summer Sullivan, the youngest founding member of Elm Creek Quilts, has spent the last two years pursuing a master’s degree in history at the University of Chicago. Her unexpected return home to the celebrated quilter’s retreat is met with delight but also concern from her mother, Gwen; her best friend, Sarah; master quilter Sylvia; and her other colleagues—and rightly so. Stymied by writer’s block, Summer hasn’t finished her thesis, and she can’t graduate until she does.

Elm Creek Manor offers respite while Summer struggles to meet her extended deadline. She finds welcome distraction in organizing an exhibit of antique quilts as a fundraiser to renovate Union Hall, the 1863 Greek Revival headquarters of the Waterford Historical Society. But Summer’s research uncovers startling facts about Waterford’s past, prompting unsettling questions about racism, economic injustice, and political corruption within their community, past and present.

As Summer’s work progresses, quilt lovers and history buffs praise the growing collection, but affronted local leaders demand that she remove all references to Waterford’s troubled history. As controversy threatens the exhibit’s success, Summer fears that her pursuit of the truth might cost the Waterford Historical Society their last chance to save Union Hall. Her only hope is to rally the quilting community to her cause.

The Museum of Lost Quilts is a warm and deeply moving story about the power of collective memory. With every fascinating quilt she studies, Summer finds her passion for history renewed—and discovers a promising new future for herself.

©2024 Jennifer Chiaverini (P)2024 HarperCollins Publishers

Absolutely outstanding!

This is an absolutely outstanding book where Summer arrives back from her Masters Program in Chicago to Elm Creek Manor’s Quilt Camp for the summer. And what a summer as she tries to locate antique and meaningful quilts to be displayed in Union Hall. There is some local contention and trickery to contend with along the way. I loved this book. The depth of characters we all remember from prior books and depth of story too. I absolutely love Christina Moore’s narration!

love it so much

rhis is my favorite series and next to the first book i think this is my favorite in the series.

wonderful stand alone story. joy of knowing many others await me.

I loved the descritive musing, historical nature of this novel with believable conflicts, causes, aliances and settings.

so glad this series is continuing

I liked it all, it was so fun to rejoin old friends from the series.

Very satisfying!

I loved how the past is continually woven, literally, in the present. And I appreciate the nod to difficult topics that we are still figuring out as a complicated society around the sins of the past and slavery’s stain and mark on people.

Welcome Back!

I could not be more thrilled that Jennifer Chiaverini is going to continue this series! I adored this book from start to finish, I think it's one of the best in the whole series. Listening to Elm Creek Quilts always gets me excited about quilting again, and this book is no different. Can't wait for the next one, now that I know there will be one!

Happy to return to Elm Creek!

I really enjoyed the twist and turns this novel took. The members of Elm Creek Quilters are old friends, and remind me of my wonderful quilt friends. Thank you, Jennifer!

The feeling that the author intends to continue with more Elm Creek stories.

I like the chance to spend more time with the Elm Creek quilters and renew the friendship. as the author stated, these people are like well-known friends.

Still reliable, enjoyable light, reading with heavy hallmark-movie worthy tone.

Chiavarini’s latest visit back to the world of Elm Creek quilts follows in the tradition of all of her previous work – cozy, full of strong friendships, ‘just enough’ drama and happy endings. Perfect light reading. Christina Moore’s narration as always is on point and a delight to listen to. However, after 22 novels, it’s starting to come off as repetitive as the author tries to balance bringing new readers up to speed on relationships and significant events covered in prior books without alienating those already familiar with the characters. I don’t pretend to know what the answer to that is, except to say that it’s been a long time since any of these novels could stand alone. Like the Marvel movies you should assume that you should watch the entire series to catch all of the nuances or you’ll miss something. Still waiting for Hallmark to buy the rights to this. No swearing, just enough religion to let the reader know that some of the characters care deeply about that, supportive husbands as secondary characters and a bad guy, ominous enough to feel dreadful without actually posing any real danger. Perfect saccharine hallmark movie fodder.

Outstanding Story

I LOVE the Elm Creek Quilt series and I’m so glad there is a new book. Jennifer Chiaverini is a masterful storyteller!