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YarnAddict · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 2205

Just finished reading the last Blossom Street book, the one with hte 'Knit to Quit' club. I really liked it. Will be passing it on to a non-knitting friend. She's read the other Blossom Street books, the Friday Night knitting club books. I keep passing them on to her hoping it might inspire her to get knitting. No luck so far.
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pictish · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 9:01 am Post subject:

Well I've read 4 of these now in the last fortnight Laughing

I just love them Cool

They are very much feel good books and maybe a bit 'romantic' but who cares - they are very well written and leave you with a lovely warm feeling. And the characters seem so real you miss them and wonder what they're getting up to when you've finished the book Laughing

Debbie Macomber has a real yarn shop (not online though Sad

) plus tea room and book shop in the town where she lives (Port Orchard). I would really love to visit Razz

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modelwidow · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1036 Location: Kent

That's exactly how I feel about the books, Pictish.

I didn't realise Debbie Macomber had a real yarn shop, perhaps we should organise a forum outing Laughing

(well if some people can go to New York for a weekends christmas shopping........)
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pictish · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 12:20 pm Post subject:

It's here MW Razz

There's a nice free scarf pattern there which I fancy doing!! A trip would be lovely wouldn't it Wink

I'm going to get the Cedar Cove series next - there are 8 of those apparently and a ninth due out soon and they have characters that knit too!!
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malteser · Joined: 05 Nov 2006 Posts: 1339 Location: Derbyshire

I read a book by Debbie Macomber before I read the knitting novels. It was a very similar format about a group of women who met every week in a coffee shop. It's UK title was Thursdays at Eight and I really enjoyed it.
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pictish · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:19 pm Post subject:

I have that one as well Anne as Tescos had it on offer and I mistakenly thought it was a Blossom Street one Wink

. I also have one called Old Boyfriends I got at the same time.
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modelwidow · Joined: 15 Feb 2008 Posts: 1036 Location: Kent

pictish · Posted: Thu Aug 27, 2009 1:35 pm Post subject:

I've got a bit of my Amazon birthday voucher left MW so might order the first 3 Cedar Cove with that next week Razz

. I just finished Twenty Wishes last night and though I planned to wait a bit before I started Summer on Blossom Street, I can't Embarassed

so am going make a pot of tea in a minute and start it Wink

ETA meant to say Audible have them too!!!
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lillybee · Joined: 29 Mar 2009 Posts: 632 Location: Blackpool

I bought the first shop on Blossom Street and am part way through. It is a nice feel good story, will probably get some more. Just bought my first audio book so I can listen while I knit, I got a Georgette Heyer, The Black Moth I think it's called Embarassed

how embarrassing is that. I read her books years ago, must be getting nostalgic or warped in my old age Very Happy

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