The thread collectors : a novel
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In 1863, a young Black woman who embroiders intricate maps on repurposed cloth to help enslaved men flee and join the Union Army crosses paths with a Jewish seamstress who helps her discover that even the most delicate threads have the capacity to save.
"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.
"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.
Available copies
- 0 of 13 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
12 current holds with 13 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Croton Free Library | FICTION/EDWARDS (Text) New Fiction |
31006151897899 |
On holds shelf - |
| Eastchester Public Library | FICTION EDWARDS (Text) New Fiction |
31008152611840 |
Checked out 02/13/2023 |
| Greenburgh Public Library | FICTION EDWARDS (Text) New Fiction |
31009154948412 |
In transit - |
| Harrison Public Library | EDWARDS, S. (Text) New Fiction |
31010300293869 |
Checked out 01/24/2023 |
| Katonah Village Library | FICTION EDWARDS (Text) New Fiction |
31013151945819 |
In transit - |
| Mount Pleasant Public Library | FIC EDWARDS (Text) New Book |
31024153930915 |
Checked out 02/14/2023 |
| New Rochelle Public Library | EDWARDS (Text) New Fiction |
31019156649835 |
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| Ossining Public Library | FICTION (Text) New Fiction |
31021153619670 |
Checked out 02/21/2023 |
| Rye Free Reading Room | FICTION EDWARDS (Text) New Fiction |
31028153393354 |
Checked out 02/02/2023 |
| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) New Book |
31544101361855 |
Checked out 01/26/2023 |
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