Email a friendThe Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club
Now in paperback!
For every woman who has ever dreamed of starting over, or being a better mother, or just knitting a really nice scarf…
Jo Mackenzie needs a fresh start. Newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance, she leaves the bustle of London to take over her beloved Gran’s wool shop in her sleepy seaside hometown. There, she finds unexpected comfort in a “Stitch and Bitch” knitting group that meets every week to trade gossip and, occasionally, a new stitch. When a new man enters Jo’s life, the knitting club has even more trouble confining the conversation to knit one, purl two. The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club is an uplifting, winning tale about the healing power of friendship and new beginnings.
Jo Mackenzie needs a fresh start. Newly widowed with two young sons and a perilous bank balance
“Smart novels about starting over don’t get any better than this sweet treat.”
—Publishers Weekly (starred review)
“Funny and sparkling—a profoundly moving study of motherhood and true love.”
—Ruth Rendell
“Warm and wonderful.”
—Cosmopolitan (UK)
“It is now official: knitting is the acme of cool.”
—Good Housekeeping (UK)
“A believable, warm and funny novel with a touch of romance—I’m already looking forward to the sequel.”
—Knitting Magazine
“This book is on my knitting book club (A Good Yarn) list. I started it very late on Saturday night and ended up reading it all night. It was very, very funny and truly one of those books that you were disappointed when you came to the end. I was delighted to see that a sequel is coming out. I will be going to my UK site to get it because I can't wait for the US release. Great job, Gil! This is a keeper—I've already stared re-reading it last night and am finding little gems that I've missed. I love a book that I can laugh out loud to.”
—reader Lavendercottage
“Just finished the book last night. Loved it! I felt like I was sitting in the yarn shop and knew the characters personally. I so enjoyed the relationship that Grace and Jo developed throughout the book. Cannot wait to read the sequel. My only negative is that being from the US, some of the terms are lost on me. What are conkers? Thanks.”
—reader paulamac222
