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“After the Storm” shares the unforgettable story of a 19th-century quilter through some of the most challenging times in American history. This story is told “in her own words” through diary entries and a memoir she dictated to a grandchild shortly before her death.

Not yet 18, a young woman is unhappy within her wealthy family in a small New England town. Against her family’s wishes, she decides to go west with a man she barely knows and whom her parents have never met. James’s dream to become a cowboy on a cattle ranch in the Arizona Territories becomes Sarah’s dream, and with the idealism and naivety of youth, they board a train for a life-changing adventure. The year is 1898.

After experiencing a tragedy in her family as a child, Becca felt abandoned and unseen by her parents and older sister. Her saving grace was her beloved grandmother, Rachel, with whom she spent her summers growing up. 

As she approaches her 30th birthday, Becca yearns for something more in her life. Her relationship with her tong-term boyfriend is going nowhere. The constant bickering with her mother has become hostile and frustrating. Her only relief is her best friend, Ashlyn and the other members of her Cambridge Creative Quilters bee.

With the help of old and new friends, Becca envisions a different future for herself: a second chance at love, and a new purpose for her life.

Can Becca save Hannah’s legacy, heal the wounds of her past, and discover her own path to happiness?