Molly McGinnis faces the greatest challenge of her young life as she and her husband Mac and son Virgil prepare for the pioneer journey to Arizona Territory. The many trails they face, the natural beauty they encounter, the hardships they endure, and the friendships they form as they make their way west are given voice through Molly's journal entries.
Only after many years have passed, does the journey come full circle when a mysterious stranger in need of "doctoring up" is found by the side of the road.
A fascinating account of everyday life of a pioneer woman, The Fried-Egg Quilt fosters new appreciation for the physical privations, spiritual foundations, and magnificent landscape of pioneer life.
