Gil McNeil





Gil McNeil

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Gil McNeil is the author of the bestselling The Only Boy for Me, Stand By Your Man, In The Wee Small Hours and most recently Divas Don’t Knit. The Only Boy For Me has been made into a major ITV prime-time drama starring Helen Baxendale and was broadcast in 2007. Gil McNeil has edited five collections of stories with Sarah Brown, and is Director of the charity PiggyBankKids, which supports projects that create opportunities for children. She lives in Kent with her son and comes from a long line of champion knitters.


Average rating: 3.67 · 3,133 ratings · 702 reviews · 12 distinct works
The Beach Street Knitting S...
3.63 of 5 stars 3.63 avg rating — 1,766 ratings — published 2009 — 13 editions
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Needles and Pearls
3.76 of 5 stars 3.76 avg rating — 875 ratings7 editions
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Knit One Pearl One: A Beach...
3.79 of 5 stars 3.79 avg rating — 227 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions
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Only Boy for Me
3.77 of 5 stars 3.77 avg rating — 120 ratings7 editions
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Stand by Your Man
3.38 of 5 stars 3.38 avg rating — 66 ratings — published 2004 — 4 editions
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In the Wee Small Hours. Gil...
3.85 of 5 stars 3.85 avg rating — 40 ratings
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the Beach Street knitting s...
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Mums: A Celebration of Moth...
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Journey To The Sea: A Wonde...
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3.0 of 5 stars 3.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005
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“I hate Earl Grey with a passion. It's like drinking stale perfume...”
Gil McNeil, The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club

“It's much easier than I thought it would be."
Most things in knitting are, really.”
Gil McNeil, The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club

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