Lain's review
The Knitting Circle: A Novel by Ann Hood
Knitters and mothers beware -- if you start reading this book, you will not be able to put it down until you've devoured every word. Mary is left reeling in the wake of the death of her five-year-old daughter. At the urging of her mother, she starts to knit, and puts her life back together, one stitch at a time.
Along the way she encounters a group of women at the local knitting circle, each with a story of her own to tell. Gradually, Mary learns that she's not the only one with a tragic story in her past, and that as long as she can knit, she can breathe -- and learn to live again.
While there are some distracting holes in the story (How does Mary make a living as a pretty much part-time reporter at a local weekly magazine? How does she spend a week with a handsome stranger in Maine with only the clothes on her back?, etc.), the characters are memorable, endearing, and real. Even non-knitters will be sucked into the unfolding stories and stick with it until the end -- and mayb...more
Along the way she encounters a group of women at the local knitting circle, each with a story of her own to tell. Gradually, Mary learns that she's not the only one with a tragic story in her past, and that as long as she can knit, she can breathe -- and learn to live again.
While there are some distracting holes in the story (How does Mary make a living as a pretty much part-time reporter at a local weekly magazine? How does she spend a week with a handsome stranger in Maine with only the clothes on her back?, etc.), the characters are memorable, endearing, and real. Even non-knitters will be sucked into the unfolding stories and stick with it until the end -- and mayb...more
