{"product_id":"the-dream-stitcher-deborah-gaal-9781732589643","title":"The Dream Stitcher","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Gaal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 173258964X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781732589643\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Silverberg Gaal\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 02\/18\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 374\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.94lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.25w x 0.83d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/15\/2019 pg. 34","brand":"Deborah Gaal","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43979626873087,"sku":"9781732589643","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_96828965-eea3-4260-aa4a-f1b76c2a6afc.jpg?v=1683246279","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-dream-stitcher-deborah-gaal-9781732589643","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}