The Friday Night Knitting Club
Book - 2008
Gathering for their weekly knitting club at a small yarn shop on Manhattan's Upper West Side, a group of friends shares such challenges as raising children, navigating the ups and downs of their careers, and pursuing uncertain relationships.
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Edition:
Berkley trade paperback edition
ISBN:
9780425219096
9780399154096
9780425226209
0399154094
0425219097
9780399154096
9780425226209
0399154094
0425219097
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372 pages ;,21 cm.
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SCCLD LIBRARIANS FOR ADULTS
Oct 18, 2011
Gathering for their weekly knitting club at a small yarn shop on Manhattan's upper west side, a group of friends shares such challenges as raising children, navigating the ups and downs of their education and careers, and pursuing uncertain relationships. 372p.
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Jan 07, 2011
Georgia, a single mother opens a knitting shop and a club starts up. A rich assistant, a member married to a doctor in LA, an unmarried mother-to-be, a rich highschool friend, herdaughter's father, a Scottish grandmother and a deli owner are all given believable personalities. Warning the ending is a tearjerker.
Comes with discussion questions at the back of the book.
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Add a CommentI could not read past the first 3 chapters of this book. The plot line is trite and the writing style is partonizing. I don't know what market she was aiming for? I do love women's groups and I love to knit but this book did not sustain my interest.
I loved this book! Read it in 3 days as I could not put it down. I love character novel like this one where you really come to love the people in the book! A must read!
a very, very good book. but the ending is sad.
A light read, too contrived for me really to enjoy it.
This book grabbed my attention right away and I had to pace myself so I wouldn't rush through it start to finish. I always appreciate a character driven novel full of strong women. I very much enjoyed the book and am looking forward to the next in the series.
The Friday Night Knitting Club is a fun slice-of-life story about a handful of New York women (and a few men on the peripheral) whose paths intersect around a knitting shop and the club the regulars keep on Friday nights. The camaraderie of the group is believable and enviable though the story itself drifts toward melodrama on occasion. This is especially true at the end where it seems most of the characters receive tied-with-a-bow happy endings. Too unrealistic.
A fun read, nevertheless. Below is an exchanged between the main character and a passing priest. It sums up what I believe to be one of the book's more powerful themes.
"No, no, that's not what I mean at all. Praying isn't a form of divine insurance. It's just a way of communicating, just a way of opening your heart."
"By that definition, an honest conversation with anyone is a form of praying."
The priest tapped his nose. "You're right on there, Georgia Walker."
This was a good light read
from Linda Zahava
Good story. A little sad, but mostly a heartwarming tale of women and their lives intertwined.
Not often a book will make me outright, but this one did, and in the best way possible! Awesome read. Strong women, making it on their own. It hits all ages and is inclusive and warm. One of my faves!