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The Sewing Machine

By: Natalie Fergie
Narrated by: Angus King, Ruth Urquhart
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It is 1911, and Jean is about to join the mass strike at the Singer factory. For her, nothing will be the same again.

Decades later, Connie sews coded moments of her life into a notebook, as her mother did before her. More than 100 years after his grandmother's sewing machine was made, Fred unpicks the secrets of four generations, one stitch at a time.

©2017 Natalie Fergie (P)2017 W. F. Howes Ltd Family Life Fiction Genre Fiction Historical Fiction Heartfelt
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This was interesting book. The narration was great. The characters and their conversations were satisfying and the way their life’s are sewn together seemed seamless

Satisfying story

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comfort food in book form. my grandma was from Glasgow and passed many years ago - the narration and accents were very good and accurate to Edinburgh and Glasgow and the story was heartwarming and the author clearly did their research - loved it

really beautiful story

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I really enjoyed the historical account. Had me intently listening right up to the end! Great story & narration is well done.

Intriguing til the last

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I loved this story! Being a seamstress, I could relate very well. The way Natalie brought the three generations together was skilful and clever. Beautiful!

So poignant!

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As someone who enjoyed sewing as a child with my scottish, Nanna this book was cathartic for me as I sort though her things. Its a very easy listen and i thoroughly enjoyed it.

Easy listening

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I very much enjoyed this gentle book, the story woven through three generations and the way the sewing machine linked them.

An easy read

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Started off slightly confusing but then turned into a particularly good read, touching on all human emotions and the way fate touches all of us.

The Sewing Machine

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This book is something of a slow burn. It takes a while to come together and starts out as little more than a series of vignettes from different points in time. Eventually, the common theme - a 1911 Singer sewing machine - unites the disparate stories. A gentle story that is worthwhile in the end

A Slow Start

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Thoroughly enjoyed this audiobook. a fascinating story, beautifully told. You are kept guessing until the last few words.

threads of life sewn into wonderful tale

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When I first started this, my thoughts were "not my kind of book", and almost gave up.

I am very glad I didn't!! As I went through the book, I couldn't wait to find out what happened, and whether my thoughts were confirmed.

The ending was a bit abrupt. I would have liked a bit more, but overall I loved the book.

Slow Start But Absolutely Riveting

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