Lydia is a survivor of cancer owing her sanity to knitting.
As a life-affirming action she opens a yarn shop and begins
knitting classes. Her first three customers are a
debutante, a childless wife, and a young girl from the
wrong side of the tracks. Together they learn to knit and
learn that they need each other to weather hardships,
romance, and life in general through THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM
STREET.
The first line written in this book is the authors note to
the reader, "My life is filled with passions, and one of
the strongest is knitting." Several prominent designers
give quotes throughout the book about knitting. Again,
bringing out the joy that knitters themselves can relate
to. All putting a great emphasis on knitting through out
the book but without taking away from the storyline. While
I feel it would be double pleaser for any one in the
knitting world, the rest of us still come away pleased with
all of the other lessons and confirmations THE SHOP ON
BLOSSOM STREET brings to us. I drew courage from Lydia, the
first character introduced to me. This character had me
wanting to go out into the world and make a difference.
Invest in life and spend the dividends daily! And that was
just the first chapter.
Once again Debbie Macomber has reached to the soul of
women. Knitting the story line in a way that all of the
characters share the same thread of friendship. This book
made it possible to see ourselves in three women from three
very different perspectives. The author successfully did as
she seemingly set out to do. Sharing more of her self with
her readers by including her passion of knitting. And also
showing us that lessons can be learned from the most
unlikely people in our lives no matter how different the
backgrounds may be. THE SHOP ON BLOSSOM STREET hints to the
healing power of forgiveness, and the strength we can gain
from leaning on others during difficult times.
Four lives knit together . . .
There's a little shop on Blossom Street in Seattle. You go
there to buy yarn, knitting supplies and patterns -- and
now you can join a knitting class. How to knit a baby
blanket: that's the first lesson.
Lydia Hoffman owns the shop, which she calls A Good Yarn.
It represents her dream of a new beginning, a life free
from the cancer that has ravaged her twice. A life that
offers a chance at love . . .and maybe marriage.
Jacqueline Donovan, the first woman to join the class, is
estranged from her husband; her marriage has dwindled into
an arrangement of separate rooms and separate lives. She
disapproves of the woman married to her only son, but if
she knits a baby blanket, she can at least pretend to like
her pregnant daughter-in-law.
For Carol Girard, the baby blanket brings a message of hope
as she and her husband make a final attempt at in vitro
pregnancy.
And tough-looking Alix Townsend -- that's Alix with an i --
is learning to knit her blanket for a court-ordered
community service project.
These four women, brought together by the age-old craft of
knitting, make unexpected discoveries -- about themselves
and each other. Discoveries that lead to love, to
friendship and acceptance, to laughter and dreams.
Discoveries only women can share . . .
Once again, Debbie Macomber proves that she understands the
heart of a woman. Once again, she tells women's stories in
a way no one else does!
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