"THE MOSES QUILT" by Kathi Macias Review & 2-Book GIVEAWAY!!!

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding & Unforgettable!

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The Moses Quilt is a contemporary novel that bridges racial and generational divides. With a realistic and compassionate look into a twenty-first-century dilemma, multiple award-winning author Kathi Macias introduces readers to a confused and apprehensive young woman, Mazie Hartford. Facing major decisions about the love of her life and her future, she must also wrestle with a nagging question about her family’s past. She finds the answer to her questions in a most unexpected way—her great-grandmother’s Moses quilt. As her great-grandmother begins to explain how each patch represents a story of courage and freedom, Mazie must decide if she has the courage and freedom to overcome her own personal fears and prejudices.  

Biography

Kathi is represented by Tamela Hancock Murray of The Steve Laube Agency

Kathi Macias is a multi-award winning writer who has authored nearly 40 books and ghostwritten several others. A former newspaper columnist and string reporter, Kathi has taught creative and business writing in various venues and has been a guest on many radio and television programs. Kathi is a popular speaker at churches, women’s clubs and retreats, and writers’ conferences. She won the 2008 Member of the Year award from AWSA (Advanced Writers and Speakers Association) and was the 2011 Author of the Year from BooksandAuthors.net. Her novel set in China, Red Ink, was named Golden Scrolls 2011 Novel of the Year and was also a Carol Award Finalist; her October 2012 release, Unexpected Christmas Hero, was named 2012 Book of the Year by BookandAuthors.net. Kathi “Easy Writer” Macias lives in Homeland, CA, with her husband.

Kathi is passionate about The Voice of the Martyrs and Open Doors.  To learn more about the persecuted church, please visit VOM’s website and Open Doors Website.

Kathi Macias can be contacted at: 

http://kathimacias.com/about-kathi-macias/

https://www.facebook.com/pages/Kathi-Macias/75996188045?fref=ts

My Review

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding & Unforgettable! 

Young lawyer, Edward Clayton is deeply in love with Mazie Hartford, but frustrated with her hesitation in giving him the answer he longs to hear after repeated proposals of marriage. Unanswered questions regarding her heritage haunt Mazie, and appear to be the reason for her hesitancy in accepting Edward's proposal. Mazie's father died when she was very young, and her memories of him are scant, a few old photos and no information about that branch of her family. Mazie's openminded mother welcomes Edward into their family. Edward even finds favor with Mimi, Mazie's 93-year-old great-grandmother, long-time resident of the Deep South, who grew up prior to the Civil Rights movement when attitudes were different. He had envisioned the elderly woman as possibly a bigot or even a racist. To the contrary, Mimi loves Edward and cannot understand her great-granddaughter's hesitancy to commit to marrying him.

Mimi knows that her time on this earth is limited, and decides it is time for Mazie to hear a story from her past. Mimi asks Mazie to remove a well-preserved, but very old quilt from her cedar chest. Mimi wants her great-granddaughter to have the quilt but Mazie first needs to know the story behind it. Could the quilt reveal secrets from her past that could help her overcome her fears of marrying Edward? The story Mimi is about to tell reveals the story of Harriet Tubman, a slave during the 1800s. The quilt is named The Moses Quilt, and each block in the quilt tells a story from Harriet Tubman's life. Harriet was known as the "Moses" of her people, a woman who was pivotal in freeing countless numbers of slaves by way of the underground railroad. The origin of the quilt is Gee's Bend, Alabama, an area well known for generations of quilters, a legend in themselves, who produce quilts that people come from faraway places to see and purchase. As Edward wants to hear the story as well, both he and Mazie listen to installments of the story behind The Moses Quilt.

Kathi Macias is a master storyteller, weaving a tale within a tale, of factual accounts regarding the life of Harriet Tubman and the Gee's Bend quilters. This book is incredibly well researched and accurate in detail. Family dynamics are beautifully presented through three generations of women and their relationships and importance to one another. The characters in this book are well developed and believable, unforgettable characters to love and cherish.

"The Moses Quilt" affected me on many personal levels, as a quilter, as a grandparent to a biracial grandson, my personal freedom from prejudice in my own life, and on an emotional level that is unforgettable. I highly recommend this sensitive, poignant, well-written, authentic story within a story! I will read this book again and again.

DISCLAIMER: I received a copy of this book from the author with no expectations regarding a positive review. All opinions expressed are mine, and no compensation has been received for this honest review.

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