Title: The Friday Night Knitting Club
Author: Kate Jacobs
Pages: 345
Genre: Fiction
Georgia Walker is the owner of Walker & Daughter, a yarn shop she'd opened after knitting for commissions and then receiving a generous endowment from her mentor, Anita Lowenstein. Tough, gutsy, in control Georgia had found a way to support herself and her daughter Dakota as a single mother in New York City.
Inside Walker and Daughter, something of a tradition began as some of her regular customers, and not so regular ones, began coming in on Friday nights and staying later and later each time, until the Friday Night Knitting Club was formed. They did actually knit, but just as often, it was a time to converse and spend time with a wonderful group of women who quite quickly became friends.
Dakota's father, James Foster, wasn't in the picture. He dumped Georgia and ran off when he was newly pregnant with Dakota. Georgia was hurt and angry, but a part of her still loved him. Then one day he suddenly reappears in her life, wanting to get to know his daughter and be a part of her life.
Georgia is thrown into turmoil and annoyed with his very presence. She's been doing fine with Dakota all on her own for almost thirteen years, but little by little, her anger begins to dwindle, until she becomes accustomed to him being around.
This book is really a story of friendships and the lengths friends will go for one another, even if they were previously strangers. It's also a story about forgiveness and rebuilding relationships that were thought to be long gone due to past hurts and slights.
I'll admit, I had a difficult time getting into the book initially and have been dragging my feet with reading it, but I think that was more due to the hectic life I've been living than the book itself. Once I really sat down and started reading, I loved it.
Whether or not you're a knitter, you're sure to appreciate the story. I recommend the book, even with a few colorful words tossed in here and there.
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