Monday, 12th
7:00-9:00 PM
Toad Stool Bookstore
Milford, NH
Join us for goodies, tea, to
finish that knitting project you've been putting off, and for a
book reading by author Kate Jacobs.
The Friday Night Knitting Club has been
described as “a charming and moving
novel about female friendship and the experiences that knit us
together—even when we least expect it.” The book has garnered
mentions in upcoming issues of Glamour, Redbook,
and OK ! magazine.
Here’s a recent review (from Booklist):
Georgia
Walker's entire life is wrapped up in running her knitting
store, Walker and Daughter, and caring for her 12-year-old
daughter, Dakota. With the help of Anita, a lively widow in her
seventies, Georgia starts the Friday Night Knitting Club, which
draws loyal customers and a few oddballs. Darwin Chiu, a
feminist grad student, believes knitting is downright
old-fashioned, but she's drawn to the club as her young marriage
threatens to unravel. Lucie, 42, a television producer, is about
to become a mother for the first time--without a man in her
life. Brash book editor KC finds her career has stalled
unexpectedly, while brilliant Peri works at Walker and Daughter
by day and designs handbags at night. Georgia gets her own taste
of upheaval when Dakota's father reappears, hoping for a second
chance. The yarn picks up steam as it draws to a conclusion, and
an unexpected tragedy makes it impossible to put down. Jacobs'
winning first novel is bound to have appeal among book clubs.
Kristine Huntley
Kate and her husband Jon now live in California, but previously
she was based in New York and worked at Redbook,
Working Woman and Family Life. The Friday Night
Knitting Club is her first novel.
