The Thread Collectors is a historical fiction novel in 1863. The author is two people including Shaunna J. Edwards and Alyson Richards. The story is about the Civil War. One woman, Stella, is a slave living near New Orleans. Her owner is a Confederate and when relaxed will tell Stella about where the Confederate troops are and what their plans are. When young black men want to leave and join the Union army, Stella will sew maps of safe passage for them to take along. As far as Stella knows her maps are working. In New York City a Jewish family is supportive of ending slavery. Lily joins other women in printing anti-slavery materials and rolling bandages while her husband is a musician in the Union Army set in Louisiana. Lily's husband and Stella's husband, also a musician, serve together during the war. When Lily's husband goes missing, Lily heads south to find him. She has heard of Stella's husband through letters from her husband. Stella ends up sewing a map to his location on a scrap of fabric. This powerful story of women risking everything for love was partly influenced by the author's own family history.
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