|
Praise for Knit the Season, the threequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club and Knit Two "The spirit of the season permeates every page as the women knit their way through the family trials and tribulations of Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, Christmas, New Year's and an unforgettable wedding." "Arrives just in time for the holidays…Readers who anticipate comforting, heartwarming stories from Jacobs's series will not be disappointed: Curling up with a Friday Night Knitting Club novel is like visiting with old friends…This holiday entry is sure to please fans and leave them hungry for the next installment." "More than a few craft-lovers will find this yarn under their tree." "The newest addition to Kate Jacobs's immensely popular Friday Night Knitting Club series…[gives readers a] warm, fuzzy feeling." "[A] holiday special." "Jacobs's prose is pleasant, and she smoothly juggles all the story lines." Praise for Knit Two, the sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club "Reading Jacobs' second knitting novel is as warming and cheering as visiting old friends."—Booklist Praise for The Friday Night Knitting Club "An absolutely beautiful, deeply moving portrait of female friendship. You'll laugh and cry along with these characters, and if you're like me, you'll wish you knew how to knit."—Kristin Hannah, author of Firefly Lane "If you are looking for an inviting group of gals to spend a few winter evenings with, pull up your afghan and snuggle in with The Friday Night Knitting Club…[It] makes you yearn for yarn, even if you're not a knitter."—USA Today "This book's great—worth reading now."—Glamour Magazine "Knitters will enjoy seeing the healing power of stitching put into words. Its simplicity and soothing repetition leave room for conversation, laughter, revelations and friendship—just like the beauty shop in Steel Magnolias."—Detroit Free-Press "[A] winning first novel…impossible to put down."—Booklist "If you like to write or read or knit, your first reaction to The Friday Night Knitting Club may be pure jealousy…Readers will come to root for nearly everyone in the sweetly diverse cast of characters."—Concord Monitor "What begins as an unlikely hodgepodge of women soon evolves into an unbreakable sisterhood as the characters learn from each other's differences and bond over their love of knitting."—Vogue Knitting "A Steel Magnolias for the 21st century."—Kirkus Reviews "Poignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm."—Publishers Weekly "A really great story."—Marie Claire "Celebrates the power of women's independence and is essentially an urban counterpart to How to Make an American Quilt."—New Statesman | ||