Ladies, I have just read my first book by Lani Diane Rich, but I assure you it will not be my last. THE FORTUNE QUILT had everything that makes for a fun read: a slightly mixed-up family, a confused heroine, a hunchbacked toad, a quilt that can foretell the future, and witty dialogue.
Carly McKay is the producer of a television program that features colorful, local people. Her assignment is simply to do an interview with a woman who makes unusual quilts, quilts that can foretell a person’s future.
Brandy, the maker of these beautiful works of art, gives Carly a quilt that had been created just for her, long before Carly and Brandy had ever met. Carly dismisses the whole idea of the psychic reading that Brandy does from the quilt until parts of the reading start to come true.
After losing her job, her family, and her best friend and blaming it all on the quilt, Carly rushes to the artist community where Brandy lives. The next thing she knows she has rented a cabin and is involved with the quirky residents of Bilby, Arizona.
The characters in this book all shine. Carly’s family is a delight. The three daughters have been named for famous singers. Carly was an easy guess as was Ella, but the youngest insisted that she be called Five and you will agree with her reasons. I was even able to feel sympathy for the absent mother.
The residents of Bilby were all people that I wanted to know. Each was unique and likable, from the same sex couple and their precocious daughter to the transgender store owner and the artist who only has two words in his vocabulary...words that are not suitable for this review.
THE FORTUNE QUILTis the perfect book for one of these evening coming when you just want to grab a quilt of your own, a pot of ginger tea, curl up in front of a fireplace, and chuckle at another woman’s confused life. I am glad that I have other books by Lani Diane Rich to explore.
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