WV Stitcher: A Sky Without Stars by Linda S. Clare ~ Quilt of Love Series Litfuse Blog Tour with giveaway

Series: Quilts of Love (Book 15)
Paperback: 272 pages
Publisher: Abingdon Press (February 18, 2014)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1426752792
ISBN-13: 978-1426752797

This book is also available as an ebook.

To purchase a copy of A Sky Without Stars click here.

{MORE ABOUT A SKY WITHOUT STARS}

A Sky Without Stars | A Quilts of Love Book

In 1951, Frankie Chasing Bear is a Lakota caught between cultures. She wants to raise her son Harold to revere his Lakota heritage, but she knows he will need to become as a white man to succeed. After his father’s killed in a barroom brawl, Harold and Frankie move to Arizona, where she begins a Lakota Star pattern quilt for Harold with tribal wisdom sung, sewn and prayed into it.

She distrusts Christians, as her own parents were forced to convert at an Indian School, until she meets BIA agent Nick Vandergriff, a half-Lakota who’s also caught between cultures. Nick must convince Frankie that white men and Christians aren’t all bad as he tries to win her heart in order to put the stars back into her sky.

Purchase a copy and learn more at the Quilts of Love website.

{MORE ABOUT LINDA S. CLARE}

Linda S. Clare is an award-winning coauthor of three books, including “Lost Boys and the Moms Who Love Them” (with Melody Carlson and Heather Kopp), “Revealed: Spiritual Reality in a Makeover World,” and “Making Peace with a Dangerous God” (with Kristen Johnson Ingram). She is also the author of “The Fence My Father Built.” She has taught college-level creative writing classes for seven years, and edits and mentors writers. She also is a frequent writing conference presenter and church retreat leader. She and her husband of thirty-one years have four grown children, including a set of twins. They live in Eugene, Oregon, with their five wayward cats: Oliver, Xena the Warrior Kitty, Paladine, Melchior, and Mamma Mia!

Find out more about Linda S. at http://www.lindasclare.com.

To read what other reviewers are saying about this book, or to follow along on the Litfuse Blog Tour click here.

My take on this book:

I have really enjoyed reading each book in the"Quilt Of Love" series. What makes them unique is that each book is written by a different author,allowing us to sample each author's writing style. One thing is a constant though thru each book and that's the fact that a quilt plays a part in each story. As someone who enjoys the Needlework art of quilting that in itself really drew me to the series, but the splendid writing of each author continues to bring me back for each new book.

In a Sky Without Stars by Linda S. Clare the Native American storyline and the historical timeframe really made this one of my favorite books in this series! Frankie Chasing Bear is a Lakota woman living in the 1950's whose grandmother taught her the art of quilting, but more than that she shared the heritage behind the Lakota Star quilt and the importance of keeping that heritage alive for generations to come. When Frankie's husband dies she leaves Pine Ridge, South Dakota moving to Arizona hoping for a better life for her ten year old son Harold, but will life be any easier there?

A richly woven story that really brought not only the time period to life, but allowed me to feel as if I was getting a bit of a history lesson as I read the story. I could feel the turmoil that was a part of that time. My favorite character had to be Frankie, she was a young mother like any other wanting what was best for her young son. She was such a strong, brave character, who really wanted Harold, her son to know about his heritage. The author provides more than a few twists to keep the plot moving, and one of those twists is the character of Nick, who is dealing with his own issues. Anyone who enjoys historical fiction that revolves around Native Americans will be delighted with this story, but honestly it's a great read for anyone who enjoys a story about faith, family and quilts!

Linda is celebrating the release with a Kindle HDX giveaway and joining her fellow Quilts of Love authors, Barbara Cameron and Joyce Magnin, for aFacebook “Spring Fling” party on April 1st.

One winner will receive:

A Kindle Fire HDX
Scraps of Evidence by Barbara Cameron
A Sky Without Stars by Linda S. Clare
Maybelle in Stitches by Joyce Magnin

Enter today by clicking one of the icons below. But hurry, the giveaway ends on April 1st. Winner will be announced at the “Spring Fling” Facebook Party on April 1st. RSVP today and connect with the authors from the Quilts of Love series, Barbara Cameron, Linda S. Clare, and Joyce Magnin, for an evening of book chat, quilt trivia, prizes, and an exclusive look at the next Quilts of Love book!

So grab your copies of Scraps of Evidence, A Sky Without Stars, and Maybelle in Stitches and join Barbara, Linda, and Joyce on the evening of April 1st for a chance to connect and make some new friends. (If you haven’t read the books, don’t let that stop you from coming!)