PositiveLibrary JournalChevalier...excels when describing the events and organizations of the time as well as the nuanced craftsmanship of needlepoint. Readers may find themselves more interested in Violet\'s craft than the story of how her life unfolds ... For fans of Mary Ann Shaffer and Annie Barrows\'s The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society, or readers looking to immerse themselves in the past and enjoy a tale rich in details about an overlooked art.
