At the center of Walker and Daughter is the shop's owner, Georgia, who is overwhelmed with juggling the store and single-handedly raising her teenage daughter. Happy to escape the demands of her life, she looks forward to her Friday Night Knitting Club, where she and her friends - Anita, Peri, Darwin, Lucie, and K.C. - exchange knitting tips, jokes, and their deepest secrets. But when the man who once broke Georgia's heart suddenly shows up, demanding a role in their daughter's life, her world is shattered.
Luckily Georgia's friends are there for encouragement, sharing their own tales of intimacy, heartbreak, and miracle making. And when the unthinkable happens, these women will discover that what they've created isn't just a knitting club: it's a sisterhood." -Back Cover
This book is full of memorable and enjoyable characters. Georgia is powerful, independent, and vulnerable. I'd love to have Dakota cook for me. Everyone should be so lucky to have an Anita. Darwin and Lucie are quirky - and sometimes have some foul mouths. K.C. is determined. James is mature. Marty is honorable. I loved how all these unique individuals came together through their love (or fascination) of knitting and/or the people who knit. I think that it often takes a common interest to get women talking, first superficially, and then more deeply about their lives and struggles. I think most of us women (me, at least) try to appear strong and independent while quietly struggling with...whatever. We go about our lives talking on the surface and never really open up our hearts. Or maybe that's just me. The women in this book start out that way but find out that there is amazing strength within themselves and together.
And the "unthinkable" in this book made me cry.
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