The New York Times bestselling sensation that's "Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan" (USA Today)-now in paperback.

Juggling the demands of her yarn shop and single-handedly raising a teenage daughter has made Georgia Walker grateful for her Friday Night Knitting Club. Her friends are happy to escape their lives too, even for just a few hours. But when Georgia's ex suddenly reappears, demanding a role in their daughter's life, her whole world is shattered.

Luckily, Georgia's friends are there, sharing their own tales of intimacy, heartbreak, and miracle making. And when the unthinkable happens, these women will discover that what they've created isn't just a knitting club: it's a sisterhood.

Customer Rating:
Summary: Flawed but cozy
Comment: I enjoyed this book. It's not perfect but I liked coming to know these women. The main character is Georgia, who owns a knitting shop, which is the setting for much of the book. She has a 12 yr old biracial daughter, Dakota, whose father is an ex-boyfriend, who has come back into their lives after many years. The other main characters are members of the knitting group that meets at the store. They are a quirky bunch.

Some of the characters are more developed than others and I did not like a few of the plot twists, especially towards the end. With so many characters, it's to be expected that some are weaker than others. Overall, I was satisfied to spend time with the ladies in this book. I do think the cover blurb has it right. Steel Magnolias in Manhattan...I agree. I am looking forward to the movie.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: not worth the serious readers time
Comment: I am an avid reader and when my groom gifted me this book for Christmas I was so happy because it combined my 2 loves...reading and knitting!

however, after reading the book, I'm in all honesty disappointed in the book as a whole.

While I appreciate that this is the authors first novel, her 'styles' were hard to follow sometimes (the way she described things left me scratching my head sometimes) and she had very little dialog between the characters.

when one of the main characters went to the dr. I saw what was 'coming' a mile away and then barely had time to adjust to the fact they had health issues before said character passed away.....and with one simple sentence. This character deserved better, and had the author addressed the feelings of said character before her passing it may have led to more 'bonding' between reader/charcter but for me it was cold and it left me unfeeling about the whole thing.

I don't know if it was because the author didn't know there was going to be a part 2 of the book, but had they known they could have spread out this book a bit & made a wonderful novel.

I will not read book 2 of this series, and it will be a long time before I read anything from this author (novel wise). I think she needs to mature as an author before I try reading anything else from them.

Kim

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Customer Rating:
Summary: Friendships grow like a knitted piece of work...
Comment: Georgia Walker hosted a knitting group in her store on Friday nights. She didn't mean to do this. It just happened. The group contained new and old friends. Friends of obligation, childhood friends, matronly friends, casual friends and one that Georgia didn't seem to like at all for a long time. What happend is that these women bonded over knitting. Their freindships grew into very solid relationships. All of them grew, regardless of how loose the bonds were when the freindships started.

The freindships wove together like knitting, hence a two-fold meaning to the novel.

I'm not a knitter. I read this book because it was recommended by a co-worker. For me, the book started off very slowly. It was not until I was 1/3 of the way through this book that it flowed better.

The character development was done well. The characters stayed true to their personalities yet evolved and changed. The story flowed okay. I was not overly impressed with the ending. It was almost cliche and it wasn't a huge surprise. Yet, the book is decent and well worth a read. I did like it enough to order Knit 2.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: great read
Comment: This book struck a cord in my heart, it could be a real life book for all women and young girls. I knit and that caught my attention and enjoyed every page in this book.

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Customer Rating:
Summary: I'd rather just knit
Comment: I love knitting, which is what attracted me to this book. A group of women gathered to do the hobby I enjoy most was a concept I couldn't pass up. After reading this book, though, I wish I could have. The story was yet another "single mom struggles to raise her child without any help" story. As another reviewer put it, I could have just watched a lifetime movie and got the same story in less than half the time. The characters were flat and generally uninteresting. I was well into chapter 10 before any excitement happened and even that was merely a ripple in life. If I was the author I would have frogged this piece long ago.

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