I am on Marie's mailing list and received this notification today. I have enjoyed her Cobbled Court quilting series.
http://mariebostwick.com/"THREADING THE NEEDLE, the fourth title in my Cobbled Court series of novels, will be released on May 31st, 2001. I am delighted with the reaction early readers have had to the story of Madelyn Beecher and Tessa Woodruff, estranged friends who left New Bern as girls and have returned as women, one because she wants to and one because she must. More than one person has told me that THREADING THE NEEDLE is their favorite Cobbled Court book so far, and while I could never pick a favorite among my books (you might as well ask me to pick a favorite among my children) I'm not going to argue with them.
From THREADING THE NEEDLE
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…
I hope you'll have a chance to read THREADING THE NEEDLE and will tell your friends about it too. It will be available able on May 31st in book, e-book, and audio versions through your favorite bookstore or online retailer.
Upcoming Appearances
My bags are packed, I'm ready to go and when I get where I'm going, I hope to see you there!
Cities and dates for my 2011 tour are listed below but click on this link or check out the Appearances section at
www.mariebostwick.com for more details. New dates are being added all the time. And remember that I'll have a small gift for all of my Reading Friends who come to one of my tour stops. See you soon!
June 2, Barnes & Noble, Cherry Hill, NJ
June 3-4, Quilters Unlimited Show, Chantilly, VA
June 5, Hickory Stick Bookshop, Washington Depot, CT
June 7, Rockville Library, Rockville, CT
June 9, Cotton Cupboard Quilts, Bangor, ME
June 11, Keepsake Quilting, Center Harbor, NH
June 12, Sew-Together Quilts, Tewksbury, MA
June 14, Written Words Bookstore, Shelton, CT
June 23-25, Vermont Quilt Festival, Essex Junction, VT
July 5, Ottumwa Quilters, Ottumwa, Iowa
July 6, Beaverdale Books, DesMoines, IA
July 8, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters & Redmond, OR
July 8-9, Sisters Outdoor Quilt Show, Sisters, Oregon, Paulina Springs Bookstore
July 12, Connecticut Authors Trail, Franklin, CT, Calvert Library
July 13-15, AQS Quilt Show, Knoxville, TN
July 19, The Quilt Asylum, McKinney, TX
July 21, Cabbage Rose Quilts, Fort Worth, TX
July 23, Quilter's Dream, Colleyville, TX
July 24, Hastings Entertainment, Norman, OK
July 28-30, Quilt Odyssey, Hershey, PA
Sept. 8-10, Wisconsin Quilt Expo, Madison, WI
Sept. 25, Billings Farm & Museum, Woodstock, VT
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