by Kate Jacobs
First published 2007
Georgia owns Walker and Daughter, a yarn shop in New York City where she struggles to balance business demands with raising her teenage daughter alone. Every Friday night, she gathers with five friends at the store to knit and share stories. Anita, Peri, Darwin, Lucie, and K.C. bring their own projects and personal dramas to these weekly meetings. The women exchange more than knitting techniques as they reveal intimate secrets and offer support through life's challenges. Georgia's carefully constructed world faces upheaval when her daughter's father returns unexpectedly, insisting on involvement in the teenager's life after years of absence. This unwelcome intrusion forces Georgia to confront her past heartbreak while leaning on her knitting circle friends. As the women navigate their individual struggles with relationships, loss, and hope, they discover their Friday gatherings have evolved into something deeper than a hobby group.
Genres: fiction, family-life, contemporary
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, second-chance
Setting: New York City, Walker and Daughter
Period: 21st-century
352 pages · Hardcover · G.P. Putnam's Sons