Author: Beth Pattillo
Published: 2008
Genre: Fiction, Christian Lit
Rating: 3
Summary
On the third Friday of each month, Eugenie, Ruth, Esther, Merry, and Camille meet at the Sweetgum Christian Church to enjoy the two things that connect them: a love of knitting and a passion for books. Their camaraderie remains unthreatened until Eugenie, the town librarian, introduces an angry teenager into their midst. Eugenie also gives them a new reading list: the classic novels of girlhood that young Hannah has never read.
With each click of their needles, the ladies of the Knit Lit Society unravel their secrets: A shadow from Eugenie’s past haunts the controlled order of her life. Merry’s perfect little family is growing again–but will she continue to feel her identity slip away? Camille dreams of leaving town but is bound by ties of love. And the sisters, Ruth and Esther, must confront a lie they have lived with for over thirty years. As Hannah is reluctantly stitched into their lives, the women discover the possibility that even in sleepy Sweetgum, Tennessee, they can still be the heroines of their own stories
Review
A light read that deals with heavy topics. The characters are well-defined, the problems they face realistic, and the story lines interesting.
Notes
There is a sequel: The Sweetgum Ladies Knit for Love. The sequel is more sappy. And the Pride and Prejudice copy-cat story line is stale.
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