Also the romance (what there was of it) was kind of sketch with him being married at the beginning to her supposed best friend. She’s now their legal guardian—a role she’s not sure she’s ready for. Goodreads helps you keep track of books you want to read. I liked this novel although it did not blow me away. Yet just as Caroline regains her creativity and fighting spirit, and the children begin to heal from their loss, an unexpected challenge tests her courage and her heart. It illustrates how our lives are our own, even when they are not. Caroline returns to her favorite place: the sewing shop owned by Mrs. Lindy Bloom, the woman who inspired her and taught her to sew. I love it when you can see a character grow in a book and I am impressed when an author can write about something I have no interest in (fashion/sewing) and make it so compelling that I begin to be inter. The Oysterville Sewing Circle A Novel (Book) : Wiggs, Susan : "Caroline Shelby left Oysterville, Washington ten years ago to launch a career in the fashion world of Manhattan. It's Better This Way Debbie Macomber. The Oysterville Sewing Circle. She has 4 other siblings and her family owns a seafood restaurant back in Oysterville. And in the backseat of Caroline’s car are two children who were orphaned in a single chilling moment—five-year-old Addie and six-year-old Flick. The #1 New York Times bestselling author brings us her most ambitious and provocative work yet—a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our time—domestic violence. Well written book th. She comes home to Oysterville as her career in NY flops. Caroline sees Wi. Ten years ago, Caroline launched a career in the glamorous world of … I am not talking about the physical/mental abuse victims and survivors because that was actual conflict and for everyone who WASN'T the main character, handled decently. According to Publishers Weekly, Wiggs writes with "refreshingly honest emotion," and the Salem Statesman Journal adds that she is "one of our best observers of stories of the heart [who] knows how to capture emotion on virtually every page of every book." The Oysterville Sewing Circle A Novel (Downloadable Audiobook) : Wiggs, Susan : The #1 New York Times bestselling author brings us her most ambitious and provocative work yet—a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our time—domestic violence. She comes home to Oysterville as her career in NY flops. Her hard won career as an emerging fashion designer plummets after her employer/mentor stole the designs from her first collection. "The Oysterville Sewing Circle" opens up with Caroline Shelby returning to her small town in Washington, right off the Pacific Ocean. Touching on issues such as domestic violence (ranging from date rape to spousal abuse and beyond) and addiction, and the wake of destruction that can be found in the aftermath, I found this book taking me on a rollercoaster of emotions and finished the last page saying wow. Ten years ago, Caroline launched a career in the glamorous fashion world of Manhattan. She serves as author liaison for Field's End, a literary community on Bainbridge Island, Washington, bringing inspiration and instruction from the world's top authors to her seaside community. Thus begins the Oysterville Sewing Circle -- where women can join forces to support each other through the troubles they keep hidden. The Oysterville Sewing Circle is the second of Susan Wiggs' books that I have read in the last year and I find myself wondering why I haven't read more! She is a three-time winner of the RITA Award. It is the heartbreaking story of abuse and the powerful healing that can happen when women pull together. Reviews | Her recent novel, The Apple Orchard, is currently being made into a film, and The Lakeshore Chronicles has been optioned for adaptation into a series. See all 10 questions about The Oysterville Sewing Circle…. The #1 New York Times bestselling author brings us her most ambitious and provocative work yet - a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of our time - domestic violence. However, after a famous designer sabotages her career and her best friend dies, leaving Caroline as guardian to her two children, she’s left scrounging for a way forward— professionally and personally. The Oysterville Sewing Circle A Novel (Book) : Wiggs, Susan : A New York Times -bestselling author brings her most ambitious and provocative work yet--a searing and timely novel that explores the most volatile issue of modern time--domestic violence. Just Breathe Caroline never thought she would be returning to her childhood home of Oysterville and definitely not with two children that weren't her own. Home to a place she thought she'd left forever, home of her heart and memories, but not her future.