Marie Bostwick’s fourth Cobbled Quilt novel, Threading the Needle, is touching.  A simple statement, but in this case it’s heartfelt … I was moved.  Yes, I frequently cry at Hallmark commercials.  I weep openly over the latest episode of Grey’s Anatomy.  It doesn’t take much to move me, but in this case, the story was genuine.  Tess and Madelyn are two former friends who, decades later, find themselves back in their small hometown trying to cope with divorce, recession, and self-reinvention. 

What Bostwick does is create a fast-paced summer read that feels like a sequel to her previous novels without leaving a new reader confused.  The story is timely (wallstreet and recession), it speaks to the local movement (support smaller business), it gently touches on the subject of faith without any alienation.  Five lucky listeners have now picked up a complimetary copy from Kensington Books!  Tell me what you thought?  Did you get misty-eyed?  Feel like calling up a long lost friend?