Pieces of the Heart

Layers of hope and prayers may not be strong enough to cover the wounds of war. After Cordelia Grace watched Bernard Howard, the love of her life, go off to fight in WWII, she spent three years creating a Pine Cone quilt for their marriage bed. Each row of triangles signified a layer in her life, sets of memories, hopes, dreams, and prayers for their future. Her image of their “happy ever after” grew proportionally as the quilt expanded. But is the man who returns from the war the same man that she remembers? Are the dark shades of color that she had to use for the outside edges of the beloved quilt prophetic of her life to come? Can love and faith overcome all? “A fresh look at the World War II era, Cordelia and Bernard’s love story is stitched on this historical background with colorful characters and fine craftsmanship. A story to treasure.” —Sarah Sundin, award-winning author of With Every Letter “The best of coal-town Pennsylvania in the midst of WWII. Pieces of the Heart offers a depiction of heartache and pain, determination and courage, and a vision of love in the thick of crisis and loss. This poignant story will both compel and inspire you.” —Amber Stockton, author of the Liberty’s Promise and Brandywine Brides trilogies as well as Colonial Courtships “Bonnie Calhoun’s Pieces of the Heart captured my heart.” —Ane Mulligan, Senior Editor, Novel Rocket, www.novelrocket.com


Genre: Inspirational