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Knitting

Autor Anne Bartlett
en Limba Engleză Paperback – 28 iun 2007
When Sandra is widowed, with no children, and a career as a college lecturer only keeping her mildly busy, she feels she needs a new direction in her life. This comes in the shape of Martha, a woman she meets. She is a talented knitter. They decide to organise an exhibition on the history of women's clothing. What follows, changes Sandra's life.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780141020655
ISBN-10: 0141020652
Pagini: 290
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 17 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Editura: Penguin
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Recenzii

Bartlett has created an enthralling story about the healing power of friendship, enriched by knitting details.
Library Journal

...a brief, sweetly winning tale... a spirited feminist take sure to find favor with women's book groups.
Kirkus Reviews

"There is alot in this book for anyone who ponders the big questions of life: the nature of friendship, the need for meaningful work, the comfort of sharing grief." Bookpage

"...each stitch along the way seems unremarkable, but the finished product has a subtle beauty." The Washington Post —

Notă biografică

Anne Bartlett spent her childhood in the Adelaide Hills of South Australia. While raising her four children, now grown, she worked as an editor, a ghostwriter, and a feature writer as well as knitting original creations for clothing designers. She is an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of Adelaide, where she graduated with a Ph.D. in creative writing. She lives with her husband, who has been a pastor for more than thirty years (a background she has drawn on for this book), in South Australia.