
I also had the opportunity to start the book The Friday Night Knitting Club by Kate Jacobs on Sunday evening, and am already very taken in by this book. (I just learned that Kate Jacobs has a new book due out on Nov. 25, Knit Two, obviously a sequel to The Friday Night Knitting Club.) Let me start by saying that I don't knit, nor do I desire to, although I do crochet (I was obsessed with crocheting scarves a couple of winters ago but that's a story for another day). Anyway, the action takes place in Georgia's knitting shop in NY, Walker and Daughter, where customers form an informal knitting club that meets regularly. As a former New Yorker I can easily picture the shop, customers, and characters who come by for more than yarn--for help with their knitting, as well as coffee and cookies, conversation, and companionship. This is the type of book to read on cool evenings, snuggled up indoors with a steaming beverage. I'm looking forward to spending time in this manner soon.
I loved Persepolis 1 & 2. I recently read something good about Embroideries on another blog, but I can't for the life of me remember which one. Now you also liked it. I am really going to try to get my hands on it, because it does sound so interesting.
ReplyDeleteMyrthe, I heard about Embroideries (and the Persepolis series) in the blog Books of Mee. I wasn't expecting a book of (WICKEDLY funny) cartoons. Now I want to read the Persepolis series!
ReplyDeleteThanks for your comment, Myrthe.