Marika G. (marika) reviewed on 3/19/2009 + 20 more book reviews

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When Lydia Hoffman, a cancer patient in remission, opens a small yarn shop on Blossom street in Seattle, she doesn't yet realize that the three women who sign up to take her first knitting class will soon become her closest friends. Jacqueline, a soon-to-be grandmother, decides that knitting a blanket for her new grandchild might be a way to prove to her daughter-in-law that she will be the best grandmother in the world, even if she doesn't approve of her son's pregnant Southern wife. Alix is scraping to make ends meet when, on a whim, she throws down the $15.00 for the knitting class to meet a court-ordered requirement for community service. Carol and her husband have desperately tried to conceive a child for years. When she sees an advertisement to make a baby blanket in the knitting class, she believes it is a sign that her baby is finally on the way! These four women forge an unlikely friendship during their weekly knitting lessons and learn much more than just how to knit, they learn valuable lessons about patience, acceptance, and love.

I ordered this sweet novel from paperbackswap.com because I have been very curious about Debbie Macomber. I see her books all over the place- Target, the bookstore, the coffee shop giveaway pile, the grocery store and even in the pile of books we swap at school. I had never read anything by Macomber and wanted to see if she was any good. As I was reading this novel I found myself thinking about it in terms I would usually use to describe a person. The words that came to mind were calm, pleasing, and sentimental. It was a calm, pleasing, and sentimental book- the perfect book to share with your grandmother. I enjoyed it and will read more by the author!

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