Inara erickson is a modern woman who is trying to unearth mei liens story after finding an elaborate embroidered sleeve hidden in the property she recently inherited. Kelli estes spins a spellbinding tale that illuminates the past in all its brutality and beauty, and the humanity that binds us all together. Susanna kearsley, new york times bestselling author of a desperate fortune and the firebird the girl who wrote in silk is a beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. She just needs to settle her aunts estate before she steps into adulthood. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on the girl who wrote in silk by kelli estes. Our book club page for the girl who wrote in silk by kelli estes includes book club discussion questions, author website, book. The girl who wrote in silk is a beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and delicately woven as the title suggests. Seattlearea author kelli estes combines history, mystery, tragedy and romance in her debut novel, the girl who wrote in silk sourcebooks. She falls in love with the property on sight and, as she is considering its conversion to a hotel, she comes across an embroidered silk sleeve hidden beneath a.
The girl who wrote in silk by kelli estes book club discussion. Aunt dahlia has left her rothesay, the family compound on orcas island in the puget sound. We are not always able to make our books available worldwide. The girl who wrote in silk historical novel society. The following version of this book was used to create this study guide. In 1886, mei lien, a young chineseamerican, is rescued from the freezing waters of. Estes sensitively alternates between mei lien, a young chineseamerican girl who lived in the late 1800s, and inara, a modern recent college grad who sets mei liens story free. Summary of the girl who wrote in silk by kelli estes ebook by. In the girl who wrote in silk, seattlearea author kelli estes tells the story of two young women in seattle and the san juans living years apart, connected by a secret. The girl who wrote in silk by kelli estes book club. The girl who wrote in silk follows the stories of 2 women. Inara erickson, just out of business school, has a corporate job at starbucks waiting for her. The girl who wrote in silk is a beautiful, elegiac novel, as finely and. The girl who wrote in silk kindle edition by estes.
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