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
- 5 of 16 copies available at Westchester Library System.
Current holds
19 current holds with 16 total copies.| Location | Call Number / Shelving Location |
Barcode | Status / Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarsdale Public Library | TRB PB (Text) Trade Paperback |
31029154140588 |
Checked out 05/03/2024 |
| Scarsdale Public Library | TRB PB (Text) Trade Paperback |
31029154140596 |
Available - |
| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31544101361855 |
Checked out 05/08/2024 |
| White Plains Public Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31544101363059 |
Available - |
| Yonkers Grinton I. Will Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31035162702426 |
Available - |
| Yonkers Riverfront Library | FICTION (Text) Fiction |
31035600055411 |
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