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Book 2014

The Forgotten Seamstress

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Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Published
2014
  • Fiction, historical, general
  • Great britain, fiction
  • History
  • Quilting
  • Quiltmakers
  • Royal households
  • Women tailors
  • Fiction

Interveaves 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.