The Knitting Circle | 
| Author: Ann Hood
Publisher: Thorndike Press
Category: Book
Buy New: $31.95
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Avg. Customer Rating:  49 reviews
Sales Rank: 1922359
Format: Large Print
Media: Hardcover
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 471
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.2
Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.7 x 1
ISBN: 0786294388
Dewey Decimal Number: 813.54
EAN: 9780786294381
ASIN: 0786294388
Publication Date: April 4, 2007
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Product Description
In the spirit of How to Make an American Quilt and The Joy Luck Club, a novel about friendship and redemption.
After the sudden loss of her only child, Stella, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, as a way to fill the empty hours and lonely days, not knowing that it will change her life. Alice, Scarlet, Lulu, Beth, Harriet, and Ellen welcome Mary into their circle despite her reluctance to open her heart to them. Each woman teaches Mary a new knitting technique, and, as they do, they reveal to her their own personal stories of loss, love, and hope. Eventually, through the hours they spend knitting and talking together, Mary is finally able to tell her own story of grief, and in so doing reclaims her love for her husband, faces the hard truths about her relationship with her mother, and finds the spark of life again. By an "engrossing storyteller," this new novel once again "works its magic" (Sue Monk Kidd).
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 Not just for the knitting crowd August 18, 2008
My book club chose this novel to discuss and I was not sure how excited I was because of the cover. Now, I am so happy that we read this piece. The knitting circle is about a group of women take up this hobby when they have found themselves adrift in life. The story unfolds each person's personal stories. Knitting together helped them create something tangible while they reconnected with themselves or faced their demons. Nice, fairly quick story which was never boring. Laughed out loud a few times, and also shed some tears as I thoroughly enjoyed the book. I will look for more from this author and am sending it to my Mom and sister because it is so good.
A heartwarming book July 29, 2008
This is a heartwarming book of grief, loss and recovery. A circle of women unite through the common bond of grieving over significant losses in their lives. A mother and daughter finally bond after years of estrangement.
The knitting descriptions are very realistic. As someone who belongs to a knitting circle I found the circle itself and how the women related to one another to be very true to life.
Beautifully written July 28, 2008
I was drawn to this book title because I am an avid knitter. I generally stay away from any subject matter where a child has died or been hurt. I cried several times while reading this book, but came away from it feeling admiration for Mary (& the author) for surviving such a terrible loss & finding the strength to continue on. I thought the other characters in the story were also well written, each with there own story of sadness that they were trying to move forward from. I've often thought that knitting is my yoga & don't doubt that the author found some restorative energy from doing it as she grieved.
The Knitting Circle July 13, 2008
Excellent! A sad, but beautifully written story. I loved the way Ann Hood involved all the different characters.
A fantastic book about mothers, daughters, loss, and life July 10, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I finished this book in less than a day and didn't move from the couch. I love when a book has the power to transport me like that. The story centers around the loss of a child and how Mary (main character) comes to terms with her grief by joining a circle of knitters. As a knitter and a mother who lost a child, I found it to be an accurate portrayal of grief and loss and redemption. People's lives become fragile after a tragedy and Ann Hood handles this with grace and accuracy. Highly recommended to anyone who enjoys a great read.
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