TY - BOOK AU - Trenow,Liz TI - The forgotten seamstress SN - 9781402282485 PY - 2014///] CY - Naperville, Illinois PB - Sourcebooks Landmark KW - Women tailors KW - England KW - Fiction KW - Royal households KW - 20th century KW - Quilting KW - Quiltmakers KW - Tailors KW - Secrets KW - fast KW - Women dressmakers KW - sears KW - Women designers KW - Family secrets KW - Silk KW - Historical fiction KW - Great Britain KW - History KW - gsafd KW - lcgft N2 - Interveaves the story of Maria, a seamstress in the royal household of Buckingham Palace, and Caroline Meadows who discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic; Maria knows she's lucky to have landed in the sewing room of the royal household. Before World War I casts its shadow, she catches the eye of the Prince of Wales, a glamorous and intense gentleman. But her life takes a far darker turn, and soon all she has left is a fantastical story about her time at Buckingham Palace. Decades later, Caroline Meadows discovers a beautiful quilt in her mother's attic. When she can't figure out the meaning of the message embroidered into its lining, she embarks on a quest to reveal its mystery ER -