Bibliograph

The thread collectors, a novel, Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman

Type

Label

The thread collectors, a novel, Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The thread collectors

Oclc number

1338171073

Responsibility statement

Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richman

Sub title

a novel

Summary

1863. In New Orleans Stella, an ingenious young Black woman, 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 activities, Stella has to hide not only her efforts but her love for William, a Black soldier and a brilliant musician. In New York City Lily, a Jewish woman, stitches a quilt for her husband, who is stationed in Louisiana with the Union Army. When months go by without word from her husband, Lily resolves to make the perilous journey South to search for him. Their paths converge in New Orleans, where they discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save us. -- adapted from jacket

Target audience

adult

Classification