
A source of heritage and security, the tea set helps Anna’s family make friends and find better lives in America. When Anna’s family leaves Russia for America, they bring the tea set and its blessings. They will know love and joy and they will never be poor.” A wedding gift to Anna’s parents, the tea set came with a wish that “Anyone who drinks from this will have blessings from God. The family lived a hard life and had few possessions-their treasure was a beautiful china tea set. “ - Kirkus Reviews, starred reviewĪ bond of love unites a family throughout generations in this companion to the beloved and bestselling classic The Keeping Quilt.Īs a young Russian Jewish girl in the early 1900s, Anna and her family lived in fear of the Czar’s soldiers.

“The skeins of faith and love that connect a family are all knit together in this powerful, accessible, and deeply affecting story.
