Stitches in Time

by Barbara Michaels

Book Overview

When an antique bridal quilt appears under mysterious circumstances at the vintage clothing shop where Rachel Grant works, she is fascinated. She has never been able to resist handmade textiles from... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0061044741
• ISBN13: 9780061044748
• Release Date: December 1998
• Publisher: HarperTorch
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 4.2" x 6.8"

Customer Reviews

I Really Liked This Book!

I, for one, really liked this book. This was my first Barbara Michaels book, and I enjoyed it so much, I started reading all of Barbara Michael's books. This book is about Rachel, and it has psychic scary stuff in it. I really enjoy books (and movies) where the scary stuff isn't blood and guts psycho killer stuff. I like the characters, I love the fact that in all her books, she always has a bunch of cats and dogs, and I always feel so comfortable, I could be sitting at the kitchen table with these people, having a conversation and helping to figure out what is going on! And I love that the people in the story do regular things--let the dogs out, keep the cats from going into the shop, opening a can for food, these are regular people, just like me!I was so intrigued that Pat, the "grumpy old guy" had a similar experience and it had affected him so strongly that he recognized instantly that Rachel was "shadowed", that I went out and did some searching and found the book that deals with him--Amie Come Home. If you are looking for a pleasurable escape, I recommend this book. I've loaned out my copy 3 times, and 3 times I've ended up going and buying it again because the person that borrowed it from me loved it and asked if they could just keep it. Enjoy!

A thorougly enjoyable thriller of a supernatural variety!

I don't normally read this type of mystery/thriller. I usually go for the Tom Clancy type (and I am a woman) or mysteries revolving around detectives/cops. I read the backface of the book and decided to go for it. I wasn't disappointed. My mother is an avid quilter, and yes, women put a lot of thought, pride, and emotion into the things they make whether it is a quilt, clothing, art, or for that matter books. This book had a great premise, pretty good character development, and considering the story, the people within the story had a good sense of humor. I always enjoy humor within a mystery, and this one definitely made me giggle at times when reading it late at night. Luckily my husband sleeps through everything! I plan on reading more of Ms. Michaels' works in the future and hope they turn out to be as enjoyable as this book was. Karen Sadler, Science Education, University of Pittsburgh

Great Suspense thriller.

Recently I found the list of Quilt related fiction books on the web. Printed all the titles and authors and proceeded to our local library to check on their availibility.Barbara Michaels books are the second set that I have read from this list. (Previously I read the "Tyler series" by Harlequin.)Ammie Come Home, Stitches in Time and just this past Memorial weekend I finished Shattered Silk. On each book I was "captured" from the first chapter to the end. It was very hard for me to stop reading long enough to do any house cleaning.I would recommend each of these three books to anyone who enjoys the past history and suspense surrounding Washington D.C. I wish she would write some more of these type of stories.

Fun! Spooky! Interesting! Good Story!

Really love the way Barbara Michaels combines, characters, plot, and the supernatural! Only one thing would have made this book more perfect for me. I would have loved to "hear" more from the quiltmaker - who haunted the quilt and the lives of the people who touched it.

My all time favorite.

Stitches in Time has to be one of my all time favorites of Ms Michaels. The characters seem to come alive as you read, and you will not want to put it down until you know what happens. This is the one book I've read at least 4 times in the last 2 years....I never get tired of it, and it's characters always bring a smile to your face.