by Kate Jacobs
First published 2008
Dakota Walker stands behind the counter at Walker and Daughter, the Manhattan yarn shop her mother Georgia founded before her death. Now eighteen and a freshman at NYU, Dakota splits her time between classes and managing the store with help from the Friday Night Knitting Club members who became her chosen family. Catherine searches for romance after her divorce ends. Darwin hopes to start a family of her own. Single mother Lucie cares for both her child and aging mother. Seventy-something Anita faces opposition from her adult children when boyfriend Marty proposes marriage. As the women work on their projects together, an afghan here, baby booties there, a special wedding coat, they support each other through life's complications. The knitting circle discovers that creating beautiful garments requires the same patience and adaptability needed to navigate relationships, motherhood, and the unexpected turns that test every family bond.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary, relationships
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: chosen-family, found-family
Setting: Manhattan, New York University, Walker and Daughter
Period: Freshman
320 pages · Hardcover · Putnam Adult