The Keeping Quilt: 25th Anniversary Edition

The Keeping Quilt: 25th Anniversary Edition

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<B>This 25th anniversary edition of a beloved and bestselling classic about family and tradition includes fifteen pages of bonus material.</B><BR><BR><I >“We will make a quilt to help us always remember home,” Anna’s mother said. “It will be like having the family in backhome Russia dance around us at night.”</I><BR> <BR>And so it was. From a basket of old clothes, Anna’s babushka, Uncle Vladimir’s shirt, Aunt Havalah’s nightdress, and an apron of Aunt Natasha’s become <I >The Keeping Quilt</I>, passed along from mother to daughter for almost a century. For four generations the quilt is a Sabbath tablecloth, a wedding canopy, and a blanket that welcomes babies warmly into the world.<BR> <BR>In strongly moving pictures that are as heartwarming as they are real, Patricia Polacco tells the story of her own family and the quilt’s further story that remains a symbol of their enduring love and faith. This anniversary edition includes fifteen pages of original material describing the quilt’s journey and its home at the Mazza Museum in Findley, Ohio.