Pre-Owned The Forgiving Quilt (Mass Market Paperback) 1420152475 9781420152470

The Forgiving Quilt by Lenora Worth is the second book in The Shadow Lake series. It can be read as a standalone for those who have not read The Memory Quilt. I found The Forgiving Quilt easy to read thanks to Lenora Worth's writing style. It is casual and friendly. The story moves along at a gentle pace. I enjoyed getting to know Eliza King and Levi Lapp as well as their families. The Forgiving Quilt is a story about forgiveness and letting go of past hurts. It is hard to move forward with your life if you are holding onto bitterness regarding a past incident. I like that Eliza's mother had Eliza make a forgiveness quilt. It helped Eliza work through her past hurts and find a way to forgive. I wish Eliza had not been so stubborn. I did find it a touch aggravating after a while. There is a great deal of repetition in this book. The same details do not need to be repeated over and over (I got it the first time). I am glad that we get to catch up with Abigail and Jonah from The Memory Quilt. I enjoyed the animals in the story especially Levi's horse, Rudolph. There are pearls of wisdom sprinkled throughout the story. One of my favorites is, “Forgiveness was such a beautiful thing.” There is an excerpt from the Christmas Quilt which is Colette King's story (I am looking forward to reading it). The Forgiving Quilt is a clean Amish romance which provides a lovely escape from real life. The Forgiving Quilt is a sweet tale with a horrible fall, a hired helper, creating a quilt, finding forgiveness, and a second chance romance.