Libby Cartwright hadn't planned on inheriting a yarn shop from her estranged mother. But that was before she found her favorite childhood stuffed animal amidst the dust and moldering yarn. And before she encountered a motley crew of locals determined to resurrect the store. So what else had Mom been hiding?
Running Metropolitan Knits means Libby still has lots to learn. About knitting. Motherhood (who ever said raising a daughter was easy!).
And even romance. For quiet Hal O'Connell, an unlikely—and unattached—new customer, turns out to be a kindred spirit. As the Grand Reopening approaches, Libby learns to knit two together— in knitting and in life.—
I read this book because Mary Grace lent it to me while I was in Ohio. It was good, and I know this is a local Cleveland writer, so that made it even more interesting.
I probably would have rated this higher, but currently I am reading The Friday Night Knitting Club and I read Debbie Maycumber's 2 knitting stories this past winter, so I am feeling a little burned out on "chicks with sticks" sagas!!!
Ok - So I remember thinking as I read this that it would be good for a 14 year old me to read because it really embraces that Hallmark philosophy. It's so cliche it made my eyes bleed a little. It's only salvation was that there was yarn and a yarn shop involved - but still. What a piece of shit.
I wasn't expecting much from this book but it turned out to be quite good. All the ingredients--divorce, rebellious teenager, new boyfriend, a mother she never knew, a new job. The story moved along well and was a good read.