Loved this one!
This multiple POV story skips across time, following the lives of two families. In 1911, Jean works at the singer sewing machine factory. Tensions increase and a strike is about to take place due to the working conditions. Winding bobbins at the factory is part of her job, and she encloses a secret message in the last machine she works on.
Over a hundred years later, the sewing machine ends up with Fred, the message from Jean intact but hidden. Fred discovers the message, along with notebooks containing notes from seamstresses about the sewing work they do for different people.
As I read, it was easy to suspend belief. It had distinctive characters I enjoyed reading about, coupled with family secrets and mysteries kept me turning pages. The characters all had what felt like real struggles, loves, and losses. In this novel, two families’ lives are intertwined, which I found intriguing. I finished in one sitting! I loved the puzzle and had to keep reading to see how everything fit together.The ending came full circle, concluding with a satisfying ending.
Full of fascinating historical tidbits about the Singer sewing machine company and a strike about work conditions in the early 1900s.
Five Stars
Romance
Historical
Multiple point of view
Multiple timeline
Character driven
Recommended
Donna Jo Stone 