{"product_id":"the-dream-stitcher-paperback","title":"The Dream Stitcher - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eDeborah Gaal\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eThe Dream Stitcher\u003c\/em\u003e, main characters Goldye and Maude are connected by a thread that stretches across decades. They will never meet.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe novel moves between two time periods and places, America in 2008 and World War II in Warsaw, Poland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHard times are forcing Maude Fields to take in her estranged mother, Bea, whose secrets date to World War II. Bea arrives with a handmade needlepoint recreation of \u003cem\u003eLa Tapisserie de la Reine Mathilde\u003c\/em\u003e, the iconic 11th century Bayeux Tapestry, which she has stitched in secret at a nursing home. The replica contains clues to the identity of Maude's father and the mythical Dream Stitcher, Goldye, a Jewish freedom fighter who helped launch the 1943 Warsaw Ghetto Uprising.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs the Nazis move into Poland, Goldye discovers that she can embroider dreams that come true. She becomes an apprentice at Kaminski Fine Fabrics, where she gains a reputation for creating wedding dresses for Aryan brides that bring their dreams to reality. Goldye also wants to help her lover, Lev, raise money for guns so he can launch a rebellion. She stitches a hummingbird which becomes both a symbol of hope and a catalyst for funds. She is known as the Dream Stitcher.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eGoldye is living a lie, pretending to be Jan Kaminski's Aryan niece. She and Jan are forced to undertake a dangerous trip to France with a Nazi commander to decipher the symbols of The Bayeux Tapestry, looking for favorable signs that support the Nazis.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn California the tapestry fuels Maude's quest for the truth about her family, and perhaps love. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 374\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 8 x 5.25 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 18, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51760199631136,"sku":"9781732589643","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/3773d6304b6998481cb14bf2079c9c4f.webp?v=1780174234","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dream-stitcher-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}