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Product Description [This is the Audiobook CD Library Edition in vinyl case.] In her compelling, beautifully crafted novel, New York Times bestselling author Marie Bostwick celebrates friendships old and new -- and the unlikely threads that sometimes lead us exactly where we need to go. Christmas is fast approaching, and New Bern, Connecticut is about to receive the gift of a new pastor, hired sight unseen to fill in while Reverend Tucker is on sabbatical. Meanwhile, Margot Matthews friend, Abigail, is trying to matchmake, even though Margot has all but given up on romance. She loves her job at the Cobbled Court Quilt Shop and the life and friendships she's made in New Bern, but she never thought she'd still be single on her fortieth birthday. It's a shock to the entire town when Phillip A. Clarkson turns out to be Philippa. Truth be told, not everyone is happy about having a female pastor. Yet despite a rocky start, Philippa begins to settle in finding ways to ease the townspeople's burdens, joining the quilting circle, and forging a fast friendship with Margot. When tragedy threatens to tear Margot's family apart, that bond and the help of her quilting sisterhood will prove a saving grace. And as she untangles her feelings for another new arrival in town, Margot begins to realize that it is the surprising detours woven into life's fabric that provide its richest hues and deepest meaning. Review "This is one very talented writer...Watch her star rise!" -- "Debbie Macomber, New York Times bestselling author"Bostwick gives another stellar performance...The beautiful prose in this multilayered faith- and community-based novel gives life to a small New England town filled with characters that readers will long remember.-- "RT Book Reviews (4 1/2 stars, Top Pick)" About the Author MARIE BOSTWICK was born and raised in the Northwest. She and her family have moved a score of times, living in eight US states and two Mexican cities and collecting a