I wanted to write about women and their work, and about valuing the work we, as women, choose to do. Too many women I knew disparaged their work. Many working mothers thought they ought to be home with their children instead, so they carried around too much guilt to enjoy much job satisfaction.
Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and … - Jennifer Chiaverini
Elizabeth Keckley was a woman of remarkable strength, courage, perseverance, and dignity. She was exceptionally talented, but also very diligent and …
- Jennifer Chiaverini
Anna, falling in love with you was like coming home to a place I didn't realize I'd been missing all my life. You're the only person I've ever known … - Jennifer Chiaverini
Anna, falling in love with you was like coming home to a place I didn't realize I'd been missing all my life. You're the only person I've ever known …
Sometimes the most ordinary things are the ones we learn to miss the most. - Jennifer Chiaverini
Sometimes the most ordinary things are the ones we learn to miss the most.
Who said you had to fill his shoes? Wear your own shoes. They're bound to fit better. Walk your own path your own way and you'll be more likely to ge… - Jennifer Chiaverini
Who said you had to fill his shoes? Wear your own shoes. They're bound to fit better. Walk your own path your own way and you'll be more likely to ge…
One can never had too many librarian friends. - Jennifer Chiaverini
One can never had too many librarian friends.
Beginning writers are often advised to 'write what you know,' and since I knew about quilters - their quirks, their inside jokes, their disputes and … - Jennifer Chiaverini
Beginning writers are often advised to 'write what you know,' and since I knew about quilters - their quirks, their inside jokes, their disputes and …
People who assume my books are only about quilts obviously haven't read them! I've always known that my books are about quilters - in other words, pe… - Jennifer Chiaverini
People who assume my books are only about quilts obviously haven't read them! I've always known that my books are about quilters - in other words, pe…
Over the years, I've traveled to many places for inspiration and research, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, California, and Hawaii. - Jennifer Chiaverini
Over the years, I've traveled to many places for inspiration and research, including Pennsylvania, Ohio, South Carolina, California, and Hawaii.
When I was working on my first novel, 'The Quilter's Apprentice,' I knew I wanted to write about friendship, especially women's friendship and how wo… - Jennifer Chiaverini
When I was working on my first novel, 'The Quilter's Apprentice,' I knew I wanted to write about friendship, especially women's friendship and how wo…
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