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The friday knitting club7/1/2023 ![]() ![]() And because there is a good cast of characters - there is sure to be at least one that any reader could relate to. In spite of my moans and groans about predictability and stereotypes, I was drawn into the story and wanted to know what was going to happen to these characters. An escape - perhaps not one to brag about - but if you are looking for something to pass the time, not demanding in any way, this novel is a good choice. But, for all it's faults this is a "good read" - a sort of made-for-TV-movie in print. ![]() It would actually be easier to criticize this novel than to recommend it the names of states for the mother and daughter – the daughter the result of an affair with a black man, and Georgia who is white, so the child is bi-racial being raised alone by a white mother until the father re-appears 12 years on. ![]() Georgia owns a knitting shop, and it is here that most of the story takes place. Set on Manhattan's Upper West Side, the story revolves around Georgia Walker and her daughter Dakota. It is very much like the popular series of quilting novels by Jennifer Chiaverini - but this one is a group of knitters. The Friday Night Knitting Club by author Kate Jacobs appears to me to be the first book in a series. ![]()
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