For some reason, Ella agreed to meet her ex-fiancé for lunch. All she ever wanted was to create her artistic quilts and marry a man like her grandfather. At the same time, her grandmother, Perla, is reminiscing about her life and the mistakes she made that have remained pretty much her secret. Maybe it was time to share her journey with her daughter Sadie and granddaughter but serious health problems prevent her from acting on her thoughts. Needing help recovering, Ella more than willingly moves into her grandmother's home where some of those secrets begin to unfold. A Tapestry of Secrets is a story of family, faith, forgiveness and healing at all ages and stages of life.
From some investigation, apparently this novel is the third in a series but nowhere on the cover, title page, verso of the title page, back or spine of the book do I see that information. The good news is that Sarah Loudin Thomas does an excellent job of bringing the reader straight into the story and fills in the blanks so you aren't left scratching your head and wondering what she is talking about. In other words, I never would have knows that Perla's story had been told in other books. The bad news, I probably won't go back and read the other two now that I know how things reconcile themselves but I'm also glad I didn't know because I thoroughly enjoyed the book and wouldn't have ever picked up book 3 in a series had I known I was doing so.
Being raised in Eastern KY, I love the Appalachian setting for the story and found myself longing for the days I spent with my own grandmother. This is my first Sarah L Thomas book but I don't believe it will be my last. Thank you Bethany House for sharing this story with me. I was in no way obligated to write a positive review.
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