{"product_id":"how-to-make-an-american-quilt-9780345388964","title":"How to Make an American Quilt","description":"\u003cb\u003e\"Remarkable . . . It is a tribute to an art form that allowed women self-expression even when society did not. Above all, though, it is an affirmation of the strength and power of individual lives, and the way they cannot help fitting together.\"--\u003ci\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e An extraordinary and moving novel, \u003ci\u003eHow to Make an American Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e is an exploration of women of yesterday and today, who join together in a uniquely female experience. As they gather year after year, their stories, their wisdom, their lives, form the pattern from which all of us draw warmth and comfort for ourselves. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe inspiration for the major motion picture featuring Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn, and Maya Angelou\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eHow to Make an American Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Fascinating . . . highly original . . . These are beautiful individual stories, stitched into a profoundly moving whole. . . . A spectrum of women's experience in the twentieth century.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"Intensely thoughtful . . . In Grasse, a small town outside Bakersfield, the women meet weekly for a quilting circle, piercing together scraps of their husbands' old workshirts, children's ragged blankets, and kitchen curtains. . . . Like the richly colored, well-placed shreds that make up the substance of an American quilt, details serve to expand and illuminate these characters. . . . The book spans half a century and addresses not only  these women's] histories but also their children's, their lovers', their country's, and in the process, their gender's.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \"A radiant work of art . . . It is about mothers and daughters; it is about the estrangement and intimacy between generations. . . . A compelling tale.\"\u003cb\u003e--\u003ci\u003eThe Seattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhitney Otto\u003c\/b\u003e is the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Make an American Quilt\u003c\/i\u003e (which was made into a feature film), \u003ci\u003eNow You See Her\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe Passion Dream Book\u003c\/i\u003e. A native of California, she lives in Portland, Oregon.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ballantine Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50674800591122,"sku":"9780345388964","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_4840ffc8-34da-4046-89ca-9880a99625da.jpg?v=1733865760","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/how-to-make-an-american-quilt-9780345388964","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}