The Healing Quilt

By Lauraine Snelling

Book Overview

After her Aunt Teza's test results turn out to be inconclusive, Dot Cooper resolves to raise money for a new mammogram machine, through the creation and auction of a magnificent, king-sized quilt to be sewn by the women of Jefferson City. Dot's efforts quickly draw the support of disparate members of the community, including newcomer Beth Donnelly, married to a local pastor; Elaine Giovanni, the stylish wife of a local surgeon; and an ailing Aunt Teza. But as the four different generations work the squares of the quilt, they are also confronted with ragged pieces of their own lives. Though the women could not be more different on the surface, they hold in common quiet suffering triggered by painful circumstances: the death of children, the abandonment of husbands, the loneliness of depression. Yet their struggles will bring them closer together than they ever could have anticipated, and their lives will be dramatically changed, as together they experience the curative powers of The Healing Quilt.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1578565383
• ISBN13: 9781578565382
• Release Date: July 2002
• Publisher: Prh Christian Publishing
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 0.74 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 5.4" x 8.5"

Customer Reviews

the most moving and compelling novel ever written

I finished reading this book in 3 hours. It was the most moving and compelling novel I have ever read. While amazed at how strong this group of women was, they were each struggling with a battle of their own. This book shows you how you can lean on friends in your time of need, and they will always be there for you. It also shows how everyone deals with their own pains and struggles in their own way, but it doesn't mean they love you any less. This novel is a must read for everyone.

A Wonderful Book for Everyone!

This book was awesome. The women were working together for cancer awareness and research and had to come to terms with things in their past. Many important themes were hit on and it's a book I would recomment to anyone and doubly to someone who has faced cancer or post-abortion syndrome. The realities of living with cancer and the heartache of the terrors of abortion were shown in this wonderful novel. The women's faith in God helped them to face their problems and be able to move on with their lives.

The Healing Power of Forgiveness

The Healing Quilt is an example of the healing power of forgiveness and how it can release bitterness, restore humility, renew one's joy. An inviting and inspiring story of four women and how forgiveness touches each of their lives in a unique way.

Four women, One plan!

Reading The Healing Quilt gave me goose bumps. The characters I'm sure live on everyones street! I loved the fast pace that Lauraine Snelling is able to give us. Though don't plan on having dinner right after you start to read. Aunt Teza will comfort everyone.A story about how one town and the women that live there. How we can believe and dream and make that dream a reality and when the reality is going to save lives at that!This is a story worth reading. Not like drinking a coke..fast because you are thirty.But a story that's more like a devine bowl of pudding. I cherished every page as the characters stood up and came alive!Now? Where's my sewing needle to join the group in The Healing Quilt?

A sensitive book

What a lovely book! Lauraine Snelling knows how to tell a story and Ienjoyed each and every character. The Healing Quilt has real characterswith real problems. I've never lost a child, but I can only imagine howdifficult it must have been for Lauraine to write this book. While itwasn't a biography, or even based on her own loss, each word she typedmust have brought back memories of her own daughter. Thank you, Laurainefor writing what I know is a book destined to help many people.I love how she included Aunt Teza's cancer journey along with Beth'sstruggles in coming to terms with her abortion years before. These arereal-life issues and Lauraine dealt with them in a real way. Herdialogue is fresh and the range of emotions the characters experienceare honest.This is a book I can't wait to share with friends who have or areexperiencing something similar, or even those who want to supportsomeone else.Lauraine is a wonderful writer and I look forward to reading many moreof her stories.