Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting Contributor(s): Hood (Editor), Ann (Author), Hood, Ann (Read by), Adrain, Sam (Read by) |
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ISBN: 1491582596 ISBN-13: 9781491582596 Publisher: Brilliance Audio
WE WILL NOT BE UNDERSOLD! Click here for our low price guarantee Binding Type: MP3 CD Published: September 2014 * Out of Print * |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Crafts & Hobbies | Needlework - Knitting |
Physical Information: 0.4" H x 5.3" W x 6.7" L (0.20 lbs) |
Features: Price on Product, Unabridged |
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Publisher Description: A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers. "The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life triumphs and disasters.... These essays will break your heart. They will have you laughing out loud." (Ann Hood, from the introduction) Why does knitting occupy a place in the hearts of so many writers? What's so magical and transformative about yarn and needles? How does knitting help us get through life-changing events and inspire joy? In Knitting Yarns, twenty-seven writers tell stories about how knitting healed, challenged, or helped them to grow. Barbara Kingsolver describes sheering a sheep for yarn. Elizabeth Berg writes about her frustration at failing to knit. Ann Patchett traces her life through her knitting, writing about the scarf that knits together the women she's loved and lost. Knitting a Christmas gift for his blind aunt helped Andre Dubus III knit an understanding with his girlfriend. Kaylie Jones finds the woman who used knitting to help raise her in France and heals old wounds. Sue Grafton writes about her passion for knitting. Also included are five original knitting patterns created by Helen Bingham. Poignant, funny, and moving, Knitting Yarns is sure to delight knitting enthusiasts and lovers of literature alike. |
Contributor Bio(s): Hood (Editor), Ann: - Ann Hood is the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle, The Red Thread, and Comfort, among other works. Her most recent novel is The Obituary Writer. She has been the recipient of a Best American Spiritual Writing Award, a Best American Food Writing Award, a Best American Travel Writing Award, the Paul Bowles Prize for Short Fiction, and two Pushcart Prizes. She lives in Providence, Rhode Island. |
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