Book Review: The Quilter's Homecoming

The Quilter's Homecoming is book ten in the Elm Creek Quilts series by Jennifer Chiaverini. I think the title, though understood at the end of the book, is misleading. The reader follows Elizabeth Bergstrom Nelson in her transplantation to California. Yet, a sense of anticipation lingers for her return to Pennsylvania. Thankfully, the journey was worthwhile and interesting enough to hold the reader's attention.

Elizabeth and Henry Nelson move to a ranch in southern California. While the train ride is exhilarating, the arrival at Triumph Ranch brings multiple challenges to the newlyweds. The story jumps around in time, following a Hispanic family (the original landowners who gave up the property in a spell of drought and live with resentment toward the purchasing family). Multiple conflicts drive the plot, but I longed for a bit of Elm Creek Manor to peek into the pages. The best we get is a reference to Bergstrom thoroughbreds. Of course, Elizabeth unearths mysterious quilts, and quilting brings disparate individuals together in true Elm Creek Quilts fashion.