The Ludlow Ladies Society - Ann O'Loughlin

From the bestselling author ofThe Ballroom CafandThe Judge's Wifecomes a new story of friendship, resilience and compassion, and how women support each other through the most difficult times.Connie Carterhas lost everyone and everything dear to her. Leaving her home in New York, she moves to arun-down Irish mansion, hoping to heal her shattered heart and in search of answers: how could her husband do the terrible things he did? And why did he plough all their money into thedilapidated Ludlow Hallbefore he died, without ever telling her?At first Connie tries to avoid the villagers, until she meets local women Eve and Hetty who introduce her to the Ludlow Ladies' Society, a crafts group in need of a permanent home. Connie soon discovers Eve is also struggling with pain and the loss of having her beloved Ludlow Hall repossessed by the bank and sold off. Now, seeing the American Connie living there, the hurt of losing everything is renewed. Can these women ever be friends? Can they ever understand or forgive?As the Ludlow Ladies create memory quilts to remember those they have loved and lost, the secrets of the past finally begin to surface. But can Connie, Eve and Hetty stitch their lives back together?