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"Smart novels about starting over don't get any better than this sweet treat."
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
"Funny and sparkling—a profoundly moving study of motherhood and true love."
—Ruth Rendell
For every woman who has ever dreamed of starting over, or being a better mother, or just knitting a really nice scarf . . .
Jo Mackenzie needs a fresh start. Newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, she leaves the bustle of London to take over her beloved Gran's wool shop in her sleepy seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a "Stitch and Bitch" knitting group that meets every week to trade gossip and, occasionally, a new stitch. When a new man enters Jo's life, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club is an uplifting, winning tale about the healing power of friendship and new beginnings.
| Price | Condition | Delivery | Seller | Action |
| $99.99 | Digital |
| WonderClub |
Sam Bowden
reviewed The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club on April 13, 2010
The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club
I would never recommend this book in a million years, but I loved it the way I sometimes love other things that are bad for me ... like fries and Costco muffins.
The plot is perfectly paced, and I love the main character. Jo is a decent mom who's trying her best and doing a pretty fine job of it all. She's forgiving and generous, and knows how to pick her battles. We'd be friends in real life.
This book made me all itchy to learn to knit. I taught a friend how to crochet and now she's WAY better at it than I am. So I do know how to do that, but I've never done anything more ambitious than a scarf and a half-finished afghan ... which I threw away because I stopped liking the colors. When it takes nearly five years to finish a project you're bound to stop liking what you initially picked.
Back to the book.
It was delightful only the swearing was unnecessary. The SWEARING!!! That's awful. Truly. I have to give it a two-star vote for those who might have read the first three pages and flung it on the floor ... lest I become judged for condoning such language.
But really, I loved it. My real rating is four stars. And I'll be reading the sequel because I can't help myself.
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Add The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club, Smart novels about starting over don't get any better than this sweet treat. —Publishers Weekly (starred review) Funny and sparkling—a profoundly moving study of motherhood and true love. —Ruth Rendell For every woman who has ever, The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club to your collection on WonderClub |
