false 3564564 2 "Funny and sparkling--a profoundly moving study of motherhood and true love." <br>--Ruth Rendell <P>"Warm and wonderful."<br>--<i>Cosmopolitan</i> (UK) <P>"It is now official: knitting is the acme of cool."<br>--<i>Good Housekeeping</i> (UK) <P>"A believable, warm and funny novel with a touch of romance--I'm already looking forward to the sequel."<br>--<i>Knitting Magazine</i> <P>For every woman who has ever dreamed of starting over, or being a better mother, or just knitting a really nice scarf . . . <P>When her husband dies in a car crash--not long after announcing he wants a divorce--Jo Mackenzie packs up her two rowdy boys and moves from London to a dilapidated villa in her seaside hometown. There, she takes over her beloved Gran's knitting shop--a quaint but out-of-date store in desperate need of a facelift. After a rough beginning, Jo soon finds comfort in a "Stitch and Bitch" group; a collection of quirky, lively women who share their stories, and their addiction to cake, with warmth and humor. <P>As Jo starts to get the hang of single-parent life in a small town, she relies on her knitting group for support. The women meet every week at the shop on Beach Street and trade gossip and advice as freely as they do a new stitch. But when a new man enters Jo's life, and an A-list actress moves into the local mansion, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. <P><i>The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club</i> is an uplifting, winning tale about the healing power of friendship and new beginnings. It's a charming novel that will delight all passionate knitters--and win over befuddled, would-be knitters, too. 3606742 10 3 2009 The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club total:215|5:42|4:83|3:73|2:11|1:6| 215 789 389 90 3 1 false false Sun Mar 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Mar 26 07:21:37 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 07:10:47 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 1 false false Sun Apr 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Apr 12 09:16:39 -0700 2009 Sat Nov 07 05:09:33 -0800 2009 Beach...more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Oct 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 30 19:20:15 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 31 13:17:44 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Thu Jul 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:03:05 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:03:45 -0700 2009 Then her grandmother decides to retire, and asks Jo to ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Oct 12 12:07:22 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 12 12:11:28 -0700 2009
The book to me, seems a bit of a cross between "How Does She Do It" and "Friday Night Knitting Club." Both wonderful stories that are realist...more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 06 15:06:29 -0700 2009 Mon Jun 08 07:07:39 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Thu Apr 23 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 18:37:30 -0700 2009 Sat Apr 25 11:04:58 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 15:44:58 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 10:16:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 09:05:43 -0700 2009 Tue May 26 09:06:32 -0700 2009
The story is about a Jo, a woman whose husbands announces he wants a divorce but is killed in a car ...more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 08:59:25 -0700 2009 Mon Sep 21 16:40:27 -0700 2009 1 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Sep 26 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jun 13 21:07:21 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 26 14:02:23 -0700 2009 Anyway, it was a very good story....Jo's husband announced he wanted a divorce and left the house only to be killed...more...]]> 5 0 false true Sun Aug 02 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 16:40:32 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 02 19:25:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Mon May 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 09:01:04 -0700 2009 Mon May 04 09:05:23 -0700 2009 I was really...more...]]> 3 0 false false Tue Aug 04 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Fri Jul 10 11:58:08 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 05 10:01:37 -0700 2009 more...]]> 5 0 false false Sat Aug 15 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 21:56:10 -0700 2009 Sun Aug 16 22:00:25 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 0 false false Wed May 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 16:05:40 -0700 2009 Fri May 29 11:11:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue May 12 05:27:47 -0700 2009 Wed May 13 13:44:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 2 0 false false Mon Jul 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sun Jul 19 20:52:19 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 27 16:17:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon May 18 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 15:02:21 -0700 2009 Mon May 18 15:07:49 -0700 2009 Jo's husband storms out after announcing he wants a divorce, crashes his car and dies. Jo is left in London with two young boys and a second mortgage to pay. She takes over her grandmo...more...]]> 4 0 false false Wed May 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 31 13:23:28 -0700 2009 Sun May 17 16:47:42 -0700 2009 Basically, the book is a good summer read. Gil McNeil's characters really come to life. Jo McKenzie is a likable heroine and most of...more...]]>