Nora's Ribbon of Memories

By Stephanie Grace Whitson

Book Overview

Antiques dealer Reagan Bishop delves into the past again, this time seeking the truth about Nora O'Dell, the milliner/dressmaker whose cherished charm string of antique buttons she finds in an elderly friend's attic.

When Elnora Calhoun runs away from her father's farm, she changes her name. Her talent with a needle and thread opens unexpected doors in the growing city of Lincoln, Nebraska, and eventually enables Nora to start her own business. Successful as she is, a lonely Nora O'Dell cannot seem to forget the handsome leading man she met when repairing his traveling theatrical troupe's costumes. Loving Greyson Chandler will mean giving up the life she's worked so hard to build, but Chandler's persistence challenges Nora to take a chance on love. Will she?

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1523637528
• ISBN13: 9781523637522
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.5" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

Very Nice Reading

Nora O'Dell is a runaway who ends up first in a brothel as the young housekeeper, then as a milliner's assistant. She eventually meets a young actor, has the usual disastrous romance, then leaves to start her own shop in another town. The actor follows, revealing an identity I didn't expect even when characters from Karyn's Memory Box started showing up. It was a nice little tale, very romantic.

connie j.

I especially liked this book because of its continuing storyline concerning Reagan Bishop and Noah Ritter, I'm ashamed to say. Reading about poor Nora and all her hardships were just in the way of what was going on between Reagan and Noah. True, the story dragged a bit, particularly when Nora was in the brothel, but it made for wonderful reading. You won't be sorry for your purchase.

Slow Start, but Keep Reading!

I liked this book, especially since I knew some of the characters from the other books. It seemed to drag at the beginning, but it was worth the wait. I'm amazed that Nora came out of a terrible situation and yet holds upstanding values. Of course, one of the points of the book is that good values alone are not enough. Read and Enjoy.

Another wonderful story from Stephanie Grace Whitson!

While Walks the Fire is still probably my favorite Whitson novel, Nora's Ribbon of Memories continues the author's tradition of fascinating story-telling. It was a joy to "meet" Karyn and Mikal Ritter (From Karyn's Memory Box) again, and I especially enjoyed the clever intertwining of the contemporary storyline with the historical. I always eagerly look forward to a new Whitson novel!