Round Robin

by Jennifer Chiaverini

Book Overview

Round Robin reunites readers with the Elm Creek Quilters in this poignant and heartwarming follow-up to The Quilter's Apprentice , Jennifer Chiaverini 's acclaimed debut novel. "She chose green and blue for the colors of Elm Creek Manor. She chose blue for truth and green for new beginnings . . ." The Elm Creek Quilters have begun a round robin...a quilt created by sewing concentric patchwork to a central block as it is passed around a circle of friends...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0452282276
• ISBN13: 9780452282278
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Plume Books
• Length: 304 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.3" x 7.9"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher

Customer Reviews

Round Robin

After reading the first book in the series and not being able to put it down I was very excited to start this book. You get so attached to the characters in the book and as you follow their struggles and hardships you really connect with them. This book is very well written and you feel like you are a part of it all. As expected I couldn't put this book down either, getting to know the secondary characters even better in this book made it seem like you were right there with them all, growing with them through their struggles and pain. I was so glad to have been made aware of this series.

Wonderful!

I just recently came across Jennifer Chiaverini and have read her first two books in a week. I liked the first book a lot, but Round Robin absolutely touched me. It is for women, about women - - and I related with the struggles and problems each encounted, but was sustained and uplifted by the friendship and support they gave to each other. I laughed - I cried - - and I found a support group that was incredible. I can hardly wait to read the next book in the series. I'm just grateful that Jennifer Chiaverini is a young woman - - I am looking forward to many more books to come!

Wonderful

I loved Round Robin and I thought it was much better than the author's first book. I enjoyed each of the stories of the Elm Creek quilters. This is a great book for quilt lovers, which I am one. However, this book with its great stories would appeal to other readers as well. Of course, I want to go a quilt camp like the one depicted in the book.

A Damm Good Book!

Being a quilter myself, I was curious if this would be a good read. To my delight, it was one of the best books I ever read. I loved the way the author full described the quilting process. The relationships of the women are intense. I felt as if I knew them. I was so happy that this was a well-written book also. The author's use of language and description made it a pleasure to follow. I felt so connected to Sarah and her mother Carol. I highly reccomend this book to everyone! Thank you Jennifer Chiaverini.

Round Robin

I thoroughly enjoyed this book --- even more than I enjoyed Quilter's Apprentice. Jennifer has a real talent for capturing the feelings that we quilters share about our work and our families. The story is similar to How To Make An American Quilt, in that it shares a little vignette about each of the lead characters and their lives. I recommend this book highly to anyone who wants to read about quilters and their special connection to each other.

A beautiful story about friendship

The small peaceful town of Waterford in Pennsylvania hosts the Elm Creek Quilters, a group of eight women dedicated to passing on their quilting skills to any interested person. The octet runs a quilting camp inside the Elm Creek Manor. The group makes it on national TV, starring in a segment of America's Back Roads.Two participants, Sarah and Sylvia happen to be two generations apart, but have found a love and support neither one previously knew. Sylvia has known a life of pain and sorrow and desperately wants to spare Sarah from any suffering. She invites Sarah's estrange mother to the manor in hope of reconciling the two estranged family members. Though Sarah fails to open up, the seven other members adopt Carol. Their kindness alienates Sarah until a tragedy makes her realize how fragile and precious a strong relationship is.The characters of ROUND ROBIN are memorable folks who enrich the story line in many ways. Jennifer Chiaverini has shown in a simple but beautiful plot that people need the support of loved ones to survive a crisis. The tale focuses on the human condition and offers up the hope that, no matter how bleak the situation is; good times are near as long as good friends stand by you. Similar in tone to Jan Karon, this novel is a spiritually uplifting reading experience that serves as the sequel to the wonderful THE QUILTER'S APPRENTICE.Harriet Klausner