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The Knitting Circle: A Novel
The Knitting Circle: A Novel | Ann Hood
11 posts | 19 read | 11 to read
An intelligent, moving read (Pages) and a testament to womens friendship and to Ann Hoods talent (Hilma Wolitzer). After the sudden loss of her only child, Mary Baxter joins a knitting circle in Providence, Rhode Island, as a way to fill the empty hours and lonely days. The women welcome her, each teaching Mary a new knitting technique and, as they do, revealing their own personal stories of loss, love, and hope. Eventually Mary is 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.
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Felso
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Wonderful book. So many feels

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Crazeedi
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Pickpick

What a beautiful book. Mary loses her only child suddenly. And this book is her journey of healing through knitting. We hear the stories of the other women in the circle as they reveal their own heartache and pain. The book is a testament of the strength we find in the worst that life gives
#BookSpinBingo @TheAromaofBooks

Crazeedi @kspenmoll have you read this? 4y
TheAromaofBooks Great review!! 4y
kspenmoll @Crazeedi I did read this & loved it. You know that Ann hood lost her 5 yr old daughter to meningitis? 3y
Crazeedi @kspenmoll yes, from the previous book you had sent me. Such a great book 3y
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CrowCAH
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#Relax #BoundTogetherJune
#Knitting

Though I don‘t knit, but crochet, this was a nice book to sit back and relax with; all about friendship and facing fears.

OriginalCyn620 📚👍🏻📚 4y
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Alpha
Mehso-so

Wasn‘t a bad book but VERY depressing. Doesn‘t let up the mood for even a paragraph. Some time line issues that I honestly would have overlooked if they weren‘t pointed out by some good read fellows.
The pain the woman is in after loosing her little girl is palpable. (Jacket info)
I found the character development a little too cut and dry.
All in all it‘s a good book if you don‘t want to think too hard. Definitely a chick lit feel to it.

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OriginalCyn620
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This is my next-to-last book for the #popsugarreadingchallenge!
#bookandbeverage #gratefulreads

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CrowCAH
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Pickpick

Finished this audiobook today; now time to pass it along to another member at Prayer Shawl Ministry.

Crochet 🧶 Knit

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Judybskt
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My daughter started a knitting club at Ole Miss - they knit and donate hats for preemie babies at a local hospital. She should start a book club too. ❤️💙

http://thedmonline.com/knitting-club/

booklover76 That is awesome!!! 6y
Reviewsbylola That‘s so amazing! 6y
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ContraryMary
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Book 82. Cried. So. Much. Great depiction of different types and different stages of grief. Time heals. Knitting helps. (I just happened to be googling knitting quotes today and saved this one which works perfectly for this book)

Sue Knitting (and crochet) definitely helps me when I'm at my worst. ❤️ 7y
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booklover76
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Oh my. The group of strong women (and 2 men) is my knitting group!!❤

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booklover76
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You usually start out with hats or dish cloths. I never finished the first scarf I learned to knit with. My first completed project were hats for preemies that I donated to Grady Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia

tammysue ❤️😊 7y
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ContraryMary
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Last weeks book haul. Top stack is from Coles, bottom is used from Eyeopener. Things have been crazy around here, at least for me who likes things very chill lol. Still at the cabin, have six kids with me today! 🙈 Still crazy behind on reviews, hopefully I'll get caught up in the next couple of days though!

TheBookStacker That chair! 💙 7y
heikemarie What a lovely space! 7y
ContraryMary @TheBookStacker @inwhichHeikereadsharder right!? It's my parents cabin! I want to steal the chair lol 7y
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