Book 2014
The Forgotten Seamstress
5.01 5 readers shelved it
- 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.