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The Patchwork Bride

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The Patchwork Bride

By: Sandra Dallas
Narrated by: Barbara McCulloh
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From the best-selling author of A Quilt for Christmas comes the irrepressible story of one woman's quest to find love without losing herself in the American West.

Ellen is putting the finishing touches on her granddaughter June's wedding quilt - made from scraps of old dresses, both remembered and forgotten - when June breaks off her engagement and seeks sanctuary at her grandparents' ranch. June's fiance is set to go off to fight in Korea as soon as they're married, but the young bride doesn't think she can go through with it.

Ellen has spent the last 50 years on this ranch with her beloved husband, Ben. Theirs has been a wonderful life, the best Ellen could imagine; yet she cannot accept the fate that is looming all too close. Ben's failing memory and her poor health have made selling their ranch and moving into town an inevitability.

Ellen wants just one more winter in front of the fireplace Ben built, the two of them warm under the quilts she's stitched, before they say good-bye. But first, June's uncertain heart needs tending. With the rose-colored New Mexico desert as backdrop, Ellen tells June the story of Nell, a Kansas-born spitfire who ran away from three different weddings before marrying the love of her life. It's a tale filled with excitement, heartbreak, disappointment, self-discovery, and hard-earned life lessons that taught her how a woman can learn to love without giving up who she is and who she wants to become. Ultimately, the story of Nell reveals a twist with tremendous significance not only for June as she decides her fate but also for Ellen as she embraces hers.

©2018 Sandra Dallas (P)2018 Recorded Books
Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Small Town & Rural Ranch Marriage Winter Heartfelt
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Sandra Dallas is a master storyteller. This is another captivating historical drama that keeps the reader guessing.

Great story!

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this was a great book I couldn't stop listening in spite of needing to get work done I hope you enjoy it too.

Great book. could not stop listening to the book.

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The plot was predictable. Part of the storyline was very similar to another of her books. The audiobook may have been more enjoyable with a different narrator. An OK but not great book that I would not recommend.

Not her best book.

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This was my first Sandra Dallas novel. And I intend to read more. As an author myself, I admire her expertise with the mechanics and creativity.

The narration fit the story perfectly.

A true romance expertly written.

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Performance was a little drawn out. I like Diary of Mattie Spencer best though. Liked the quilt part of the story.

Sweet story.

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I thought this was a good story until the last 3 minutes. Without spoiling the story, the revelation at the end ruined the book and made the whole tale entirely implausible for the time. There is absolutely no way Nell would have secured a job as a school teacher. And all of the events leading up to the end create huge plot holes.
Finally, the end of the book takes place in the 1950's judging from the revelations in the last chapter, no woman in her 20's would have a managerial position in a bank the granddaughter was offered. At that time, a woman couldn't even have a checking account, mortgage or credit card without a man's signature.
This author usually has a good twist at the end, but this one was ridiculous.

The narration was great, the last 3 minutes ruined the book

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Choppy, sentences. Ten minutes in. Can't get through the first chapter. I love Sanda. Dallas. So sorry. I can't listen.

Terrible narrator!

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