Admittedly, I found myself stuck on the first chapter of The Friday Night Knitting Club (copyright 2007 by J.P. Putnam's Sons) for about two weeks. Maybe it was just that I was reading other books at the same time (I usually have four or five books going at once, indicative of some sort of book ADD) or that I once tried my hand at knitting and quit. Maybe it's just one of those books that starts slowly and only engages the reader once the characters come alive over time. I'm really not sure. But eventually I dove back into the novel and read to the end. And I liked it.
This book isn't destined to be a classic, but I doubt that it was meant to be. It is, however, one of those heartwarming stories of friendship. Jacobs writes of a group of women from all walks of life that meet in a knitting shop once a week to eat, talk, and occasionally knit. They don't initially know one another very well, so at first their relationships are stilted at best, but they become inseparable as they spend more and more time together, and in the end, each of them faces life circumstances that make them grateful they have such a strong support group of women.
It may have taken me awhile to get through, but Jacobs's novel reminded me of the power of friendship, making it a worthwhile read. The second book in the series, Knit Two, is on my "holds" list at the library as of tonight.
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