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‘The Lover’s Knot’
By Clare O’Donohue
Penguin
Pub Date: 09/30/2008
$13
293 pp
Nell Fitzgerald is thrilled to receive a wedding quilt made especially for her by her grandmother. She finds her joy is short-lived as her fiancé calls off the wedding. She flees from New York to Archer’s Rest for some comfort and healing and stays with her grandmother. Her grandmother owns a quilt shop, and the shop is pretty much the hubbub of the city of Archer’s Rest. Fitzgerald enjoys the small town and looks to find her new path in life after her cancelled wedding.
She finds herself drawn to the local handyman until she discovers he has been murdered in her grandmother’s quilt shop as he was doing remodeling for the little store. The local detective works to find clues into the murder, and Fitzgerald finds herself falling for the detective. She tries to solve the murder by piecing together her own set of clues much to the chagrin of the detective.
Does Fitzgerald let her heart speak for itself, or does she let the clues to the murderer ruin her chance at real love?
The first book in the delightful “Someday Quilts” series was a joy to read. It moves quickly through the story, and the author paints a wonderful picture of the life in a small town. Once you start reading this book, you will not put it down until the final page is read. CV — Review by Michelle Pritchard
