Walker and Daughter. A boutique yarn shop.
Peanutty cookies.
A typical Friday evening in New York. The work week at last has ended. Those crazy hours...that office job where you sit facing a computer boxed in by walls around you... Wow, it sure feels nice to step out into the noisy street. People rush past left and right, and when you take that first step onto the sidewalk you flow along with the current of the masses. Freedom. Time is now your own. You shoulder your bag and with a smile head towards Broadway where you'll spend the next few hours with a group of ladies talking, laughing, eating, and knitting.
Welcome to The Friday Night Knitting Club.
I truly enjoyed the story. Once I started I looked forward to the next opportunity I had to continue reading it. The book incorporates a slew of characters, and the author Kate Jacobs tries to give us a glimpse into each one of their lives.
There's Georgia, the main character and owner of the yarn boutique. Her 12 year old daughter, Dakota.
And there's Anita, a well-to-do widow who is an accomplished knitter and is Georgia's best friend and confidante.
James: Georgia's former flame and Dakota's father.
Cat: Georgia's former high-school best friend who became a New York socialite.
Lucie: an aspiring film producer.
Darwin: a geekish, feminist who abhorred the notion of knitting.
Peri: a part-time worker at Walker and Daughter
Marty: Anita's secret crush and owner of the deli located downstairs from the yarn shop.
K.C.: Georgia's former coworker at a publishing firm
The overall story is about second chances. People make mistakes...stupid ones, big ones...all of which were life-altering ones. And as a result life doesn't turn out the way one expects. The bumps and turns along life's journeys can either make you grit your teeth and be determined to still follow your dream or give up and feel sorry for yourself. What was refreshing to me about the story was that the characters in the book gave people in their lives 'a second chance' despite the hurts and disappointments in the past. It didn't mean it was easy, but I think the lesson learned is that people are people. No body's perfect. People will disappoint. However...if you're a person...you will too. So if you want to be given 'a second chance' then it would behove you to do likewise for others.
As I mentioned I truly did enjoy the story. However, I also wished that the supporting characters could have been developed more. There was so much potential! One certainly can tell whom the author favored in how much story development she/he received in the book.
This week was our book club meeting. We discussed The Friday Night Knitting Club over antipasti of hard salami, cheese and a variety of olives, main entree of baked spaghetti casserole with breadsticks and two types of pudding cakes.
Tablescape
Planning for next month's book...with dessert
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