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Summary: Never disappointed with Debbie
Comment: Here is a another excellent book from Debbie Macomber. I couldn't put it down. The theme of this
book you could really see happening in a little town. Knitters will love it.

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Summary: incredibly heartwarming
Comment: Courtesy of CK2S Kwips and Kritiques

Lydia Hoffman has settled into her new plan for
her life with her yarn store, her growing relationship with her sister, and her romance with UPS
driver Brad Goetz. Lydia has decided it's time to start a new knitting class and has three women of
all walks of life who have joined her.

There is teenager Courtney Pulanski, about to
start her senior year, who has recently moved in with her grandmother and misses her dead mother.
There is Bethanne Hamlin, recently divorced, who is trying to adjust to her new life. And last is
Elise Beaumont who while long divorced has never quite recovered and now her estranged former
husband is back and wants to make up for lost time.

Each of the women has their own
stories to tell and their own trials to face. Only through the bonds they have formed with each
other will they make it through.

As I have said before, why oh why did I not discover
the talent of Debbie Macomber long before now? It is so very rare to find an author who can touch my
heart deeply with every single novel she writes, but Macomber has succeeded in doing just that. I
always find myself crying at some point, sometimes happy tears, other times sad but each book is so
very emotional.

Once again, all of the women are from different walks of life yet find
a common thread in their passion for knitting. Courtney is suffering from depression after having to
move to live with her grandmother when her mother dies since her father is out of the country so
much for work. Courtney struggles with all the usual fears a teenager has, complicated by the fact
she is a bit overweight and afraid of making a fool of herself in front of her new classmates.
Knitting helps her to form strong ties to each of the women, and possibly even a new love in the
form of Bethanne's son. It also gives her a new found confidence to shine like the wonderful young
woman she is.

Bethanne is struggling to adjust to her new life as a divorcee and is
also trying to deal with her daughter's rebellions resulting from her parents splitting up.
Bethanne's story is quite touching as we see her go from the depression and lack of self-confidence
after the breakup of her marriage to a happy healthy young woman who has found a new lease on life
and a new sense of self worth.

Elise goes through many changes as well. She's trying to
get used to living with her daughter's family after a scam ruins her financially and is still very
bitter over her divorce so many years ago. When her ex-husband, Maverick, returns, Elise goes
through yet another life altering change as he tries to woo her back into his heart and home. This
story broke my heart, especially when we find out the history between Elise and Maverick and his
reasons for trying to reunite with Elise after so many years.

Of course we can't forget
Lydia, the heart of A Good Yarn, and her sister Margaret. Lydia's relationship with Brad grows and
changes, and she faces new hurdles when he ex-wife decides she wants to be part of his life again.
Lydia has faced so many difficulties her whole life and this one just adds to the list. But as
things progress with Brad, we see her continue to blossom into a vibrant woman in the prime of her
life. Then there's Margaret... Abrupt and sometimes harsh, her personality is the exact opposite of
Lydia's. Margaret has her own hurdles to overcome as well, with her husband's career dying and the
impending loss of their home as a result. Margaret is hard to get close to, but once she finally
reveals her problems, we begin to see a whole new side to her.

The Knitting Series by
Debbie Macomber is incredibly heartwarming and I enjoy visiting A Good Yarn and all of the people in
town in each and every book. I can't wait to visit again and see how things are going with these
characters who have become beloved friends.

Customer Rating:

Summary: classic Macomber
Comment: If you like Debbie Macomber, this is more of the same. The recipe & knitting pattern are fun
extras.
I like that the characters from the first book ("shop on blossom street") made
believable appearances here and interacted with the new characters in logical ways. So many serial
books don't acknowledge what happened earlier; or popular characters show up for no good reason, the
author pandering to readers/publisher demands. The original "classmates" only appeared briefly and
they helped the new characters on their new life/career paths with skills or information the author
already revealed in the first book. That's what I like best about Macomber: Her belief that a
quality life grows out of participating in a community with compassion and sincerity, is the heart
of every book/character development.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Theb good yarn
Comment:
This is a very good book love all of her books.
Very happy with it.

Customer Rating:

Summary: Warm and Inviting Yarn Shop
Comment: I could not put this book down, I was so mired in the lives of the people who visit Blossom Street.
I love this kind of novel with people living their lives as we live ours. These people are so
believable and the dialog so on the mark that this story just leaves you wanting more and more of
Blossom street and the Yarn Shop. Please Debbie, I can't get enough, write some more about these
people, especially Lydia.
Norah Sempelsz, Palmdale

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