Scarlet Thread / Francine Rivers 462 p.

Sierra Madrid seems to have the happy life-- married, two children, nice home in their hometown. Then her husband, Alex, comes home and says he is taking a new job where he can fully use his talents. Sierra is a homebody. She moves but with loads of resentment. Alex never discussed this move. Alex seems to miss her concerns about money. This new company is young. He's going for all the perks, big house, top interior designer, and private schools for the children. The family starts to fall apart, she and her husband separate, and divorce is eminent. She comes to read her ancestor's diary and study the ancestor's quilt with scarlet thread. Mary Kathryn, too, had to move against her will with her husband. Sierra has several personal revelations that drive her to changes as she moves towards faith and redemption. Rivers works scenes that seem so authentic. A worthwhile Christian fiction read, one that bears re-reading.