Madelyn Beecher Baron spent her late childhood and teen
years in New Bern, CT. Now she finds herself back there under
some very harrowing circumstances. Her childhood was not a
happy one, living with an abusive grandmother who only took
her in because there was no one else when her father died
suddenly. Her next door neighbor, Tessa Kover, was her only
friend, that is until they were twelve and it wasn't cool to
be Madelyn's friend any more. Tessa broke Madelyn's heart
the day she told her.
Madelyn's return to New Bern is not by choice. Her wealthy
husband, Sterling Baron, is brought down by the feds for a
Ponzi scheme. All she has is Beecher Cottage (her
grandmother's house), an unkempt, overgrown wreck, and a
little money from her savings. She sets out to put her life
back in order and turn Beecher Cottage into a Bed and Breakfast.
Tessa Kover, now Woodruff, is also struggling. She and her
husband of thirty-four years left corporate jobs in Boston
to return to New Bern to run a farm and open a soap and
candle boutique. Tessa and Lee are struggling financially,
as is everyone in this economic downturn. The financial
stress is putting a strain on their marriage.
When Madelyn and Tessa run into each other in a cafe,
Madelyn flees before any words are spoken. She also leaves
an old quilt in a bag in the cafe. Madelyn has a hard time
coming to grips with the hurt she experienced from Tessa so
long ago. But Tessa takes the quilt home, repairs its tears,
washes it, and returns it to Beecher Cottage with a note and
her phone number.
As Madelyn and Tessa reconnect, a new friendship is born.
THREADING THE NEEDLE is a story of forgiveness and
restoration, a story of failed dreams and hope for the
future. Marie Bostwick has written another inspirational
Cobbled Court Novel that is a delightful read. It made me
look back on the threads of my own life and the pattern I
have woven with them. You'll truly draw inspiration from
this story.
From New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick
comes a beautiful novel of sisterhood lost and found—and of
the ways we create the rich tapestries that encompass the
past and the future…
The economic downturn has hit New Bern, Connecticut, and
Tessa Woodruff’s herbal apothecary shop, For the Love of
Lavender, is suffering. So is her once-happy
thirty-four-year marriage to Lee. They’d given up everything
to come back to New Bern from Boston and start their
business, but now they’re wondering if they made the right
decision. To relieve the strain, Tessa signs up for a
quilting class at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop, and to her
surprise, rediscovers the power of sisterhood—along with the
childhood friend she thought she’d lost forever…
Madelyn Beecher left New Bern twenty years ago and never
looked back. But when her husband is convicted of running a
Ponzi scheme and she’s left with nothing but her late
grandmother’s cottage, she is forced to return to the town
she fled. Unfortunately, the cottage is in terrible shape.
Madelyn’s only hope is to transform it into an inn. But to
succeed, she’ll need the help of her fellow quilters,
including the one friend she never thought she’d see
again—or forgive. Now Madelyn and Tessa will have to relive
old memories, forge new ones, and realize it’s possible to
start over, one stitch at a time—as long as you’re
surrounded by friends…
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