The Sugar Camp Quilt (Elm Creek Quilts Series #7)
by Jennifer Chiaverini
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Author: Jennifer ChiaveriniEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-03-15
ISBN: 0743260171
Number of pages: 320
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
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Book Review: Audio CD version of Sugar Camp Quilt
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a review of the unabridged audio CD version of this book. The narration is good but not extraordinary. The main problem with an audio version of this book is that there are a large number of regular characters of both sexes, a wide range of ages, and in several cases, of a different race. Unless the narrator is exceptionally skilled at creating different voices, some of the character's voices end up sounding a little off. And women have a hard time making male voices that don't sound hoarse or gruff (though gruff worked for Uncle Jacob's voice). This book could have used at least two different narrators, one for the male characters and one for the female. Notwithstanding, the narrator has a pleasant reading voice and did her best to accommodate the large cast of characters.
I thought the story was quite interesting. This is the first of the Elm Creek books I've read so I had no idea what to expect. The story is set in the years before the Civil War when opinions and emotions about slavery were sharply divided and the Underground Railroad helped runaway slaves escape.
Dorothea and her parents are living with her Uncle Jacob because their farm was destroyed in a flood. Uncle Jacob is a hard taskmaster with no apparent need for family love. The arrival of a new schoolteacher costs Dorothea her job teaching and she instantly dislikes Thomas, her replacement. Uncle Jacob asks Dorothea to make a quilt for him of very specific design. When she completes it, she is angered by his poor treatment of it. At the same time, she is working on an "album quilt" to raise funds for a new library.
After Uncle Jacob suddenly dies, Dorothea learns he had a surprising secret and her family becomes involved with the Underground Railroad. There were no big surprises in the plot and the reader can guess what will happen between Dorothea and Thomas almost from the beginning. But the story was captivating and I never lost interest in it.
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