Part of Blossom Street, book 1
First published 2005
Lydia Hoffman has survived cancer and now runs a small yarn shop on Blossom Street in Seattle. She decides to teach knitting classes, and three women sign up for her first course. Jacqueline Donovan wants to create something for her granddaughter as a way to repair her relationship with her daughter-in-law. Carol Girard struggles with infertility and sees the baby blanket she plans to knit as a symbol of hope for having a child. Alix Townsend arrives only because a judge ordered her to complete community service hours. These four women come from completely different backgrounds and circumstances. As they learn the ancient craft of knitting together, they begin to understand themselves and each other in unexpected ways. Their weekly meetings become more than just lessons about yarn and needles. The women form bonds that grow into genuine friendship and discover possibilities they never imagined.
Genres: domestic-fiction, family-life, friendship, contemporary, contemporary-romance
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family, slice-of-life
Setting: Blossom Street, Seattle
Period: 21st-century
416 pages · Mass Market Paperback · Mira Books