The Keepsake Quilters: A festive, heart-warming story of mothers and daughters

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'A skilfully woven and heart-warming tale of love, loss and hope spread over four generations. The perfect festive read.' Roisin Meaney 'A page-turner from a stunning writer. I adored it beyond words' Joanna Lumley 'Felicity Hayes McCoy weaves her magic once again in this beautifully observed, warm and wise family saga. The Keepsake Quilters was an absolute joy to read!' Carmel Harrington 'A fascinating generational saga ... beautifully written' Patricia Scanlan 'I adored this beautiful, warm, funny novel ... it's so full of heart you can almost hear it pulsing on every page' Claudia Carroll One family. Three generations. And the threads that bind them together ... Successful TV producer Penny has always been a planner. She knows exactly what her future looks like - until an unexpected pregnancy forces her to rethink everything, especially her relationship with the baby's father. Penny's mum Val raised her alone and always taught her daughter to be independent. But she can't understand why Penny seems intent on pushing her away now, when she needs her more than ever. Marguerite, Val's recently widowed mother, has an idea to help heal this rift: sewing together a keepsake quilt for the baby. But as the quilt takes shape, memories surface, and the three women begin to discover more about each other than they ever could have imagined. As Christmas approaches, will they finally realise that maybe they've been looking for happiness in all the wrong places? 'A beautifully crafted story, I loved it' Mary Kennedy 'A truly delightful and engaging read ... full of charm' Swirl and Thread

Felicity Hayes-McCoy, author of the best-selling Finfarran series, was born in Dublin, Ireland. She studied literature at UCD before moving to England in the 1970s to train as an actress. Her work as a writer ranges from TV and radio drama and documentary, to screenplays, music theatre, memoir and children's books. Her Finfarran novels are widely read on both sides of the Atlantic, and in Australia, and have been translated into six languages. She and her husband, opera director Wilf Judd, live in the West Kerry Gaeltacht and in Bermondsey, London. She blogs about life in both places on her website www.felicityhayesmccoy.co.uk and you can follow her on Twitter @fhayesmccoy and on Facebook at Felicity Hayes-McCoy Author.