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    Knit in Comfort: A Novel

    By Isabel Sharpe

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    A wonderful novel from Isabel Sharpe, the author of As Good As it Got, Knit in Comfort joins the women of Comfort, North Carolina, as they come together to knit and make lace–and find that the intricacies of both echo the complexities of their own lives. A story that combines the popular pastime of crafting and a richly realized cast of unforgettable characters, Knit in Comfort is a heartwarming tale of love and friendship that every fan of Debbie Macomber, Kate Jacobs, and Ann Hood is certain to cherish.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateMay 25, 2010
    ISBN9780061995422
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    • 3/5
      Let me begin this review with thanks to LibraryThing and Avon Publishers for providing me with the opportunity to read this book. Knit in Comfort: A Novel by Isabel Sharpe is one of many books published recently which are centered on a group of women who share knitting as a common hobby. I wanted to love this book, and while I found it engaging enough, I only liked it.The story revolves around two women. Megan Morgan lives a settled life in Comfort, North Carolina with her husband, children, and mother-in-law. She belongs to the knitting club, Purls before Wine which meets weekly. Even though this is the life Megan wanted, she never really seems content. Needing to supplement the family income, Megan rents out the small garage apartment behind the house to Elizabeth Detlaff. Elizabeth lived in New York City with her boyfriend. In a dream, Elizabeth heard her grandmother tell her to go find “comfort” and she believes that is what she has done! She views Megan’s life as blissfully happy until she sees beneath the surface and realized things may not be the way they seem. And isn’t that true of everyone’s life?The part that made this story a little more interesting was the introduction of Megan’s stories about her ancestors from the Shetland Islands in Scotland. Fiona, Megan’s great-grandmother, knitted beautiful lace that seemed to tell her story. In the beginning, I was more focused on this story until I could figure out who was who. The two stories, Megan’s and Fiona’s, seem to flow together over the course of the book just as Megan and Elizabeth’s stories do.
    • 4/5
      From the blurb on the back cover:"Megan has always longed form the comforts of home. But if her dreasm of a perfect life with her husband and children in Comfort, North Carolina, have sometimes come up short, she finds solace every time she -- along with other women of the town --takes up her knitting needles. From her hands comes beautiful creations, made out of the emotions she feels in her heart, and Megan feels like she really belongs. But then change comes to closeknit Comfort when Megan takes on a new tenant, Elizabeth. She's brash, she's bold, and she's about to unravel everything."As a knitter, I was excited to read this book, especially because I had just started knitting lace, which the character, Megan is proficient.While the story was good and her family's secret was a complete surprise, I thought the book could have been better. I liked how each chapter started with the story of Megan's great-grandmother, which seemed to parallel with what was going on in Megan's life. I kept wishing that the author had fleshed out the secondary characters a bit more. There were two characters mentioned in the beginning of the book that we, as the reader, never even met.
    • 3/5
      From My Blog...As a knitter I had high hopes for Knit In Comfort by Isabel Sharpe. The novel, and each subsequent chapter, begins with excerpts from Megan Morgan’s great-grandmother Fiona, who lived in the Shetland Isles. The excerpts are brilliant and would make a wonderful book as Fiona’s life interested me, as did her lace making. However Knit In Comfort is about Megan Morgan who is dreadfully unhappy and yet complacent in her unhappiness. Her husband Stanley travels a lot, she has three children to care for and her mother-in-law recently moved in. Megan has been attending the same knitting group, Purls Before Wine, for two decades and yet does not enjoy it. If that is not enough, the Morgans need money and are renting out their garage apartment. Enter Elizabeth Detlaff, a New Yorker who had a dream where her grandmother told her to find comfort, so she heads to Comfort, North Carolina while her boyfriend is in France for the month, he has handed her an ultimatum and she needs time and distance to think through her life. Sharpe expertly describes the characters and while I personally did not care for most of them, I did enjoy how she chose to have the characters progress with the storyline and at times I found myself pleasantly surprised at how a character I did not care for in the beginning became one I truly liked toward the end. Sharpe’s writing style is comfortable and welcomes the reader into the story. The ending was worth the read and I did immensely enjoy learning about Fiona, her life, struggles, her friend Gillian, and lace making. Even though Knit In Comfort was not exactly my style, I do believe a lot of readers will enjoy the small town of Comfort and the secrets buried within, and I think I would have liked it better had I been discussing the novel with a group. Please read other reviews as well since mine is just one opinion amongst many.
    • 3/5
      Knit in Comfort starts slow and never really picks up. It is a cozy read of little substance. The main character, Megan, is irritating. Elizabeth is one of the few likable characters in the book. I wouldn't want to be friends with these people. The flashbacks to Shetland were the best parts of the book. If you love chick lit and read fast this book might be for you.
    • 4/5
      Although I don't knit (I wish I knew how!), I felt that Knit in Comfort is a great book that has mass appeal. I quickly blazed through the book and felt a connection to the young woman I would say is the main character,Elizabeth. Elizabeth is orginally from New York, but has this driving force to go to Comfort, NC - a force which she believd came from a dream in which she saw her grandmother.While in Comfort, Elizabeth learns things are not as they always seem, especially with her "landlady", Megan. The only I did not like about the book is the back story of Megan's family. It confused me (as it was spread thoughout the book and not in one section).
    • 3/5
      Knitting is getting a revival, at least when it comes to the themes for books and in this book it is front and center - but in a much more different way - knitting wise. This book is basically two stories intertwined - one of the new friendships forged by Elizabeth who is searching for comfort in Comfort, NC and the other of Fiona from the Shetland Islands in Scotland who is the great grandmother of Megan (Elizabeth's new friend).Fiona's story tells of unrequited love of a young girl in Scotland. She is threatened by the existence of Gillian, a beautiful temptress, who steals her love, but after his loss, joins with her rival to learn lace knitting of a special kind. This is the skill that Fiona passes down through her female relations.Elizabeth has a dream where her grandmother tells her to find 'comfort' so she sets out and ends up in Comfort, NC renting a room from Megan. The story weaves through the lives of Megan's knitting group (the Purls) revealing different issues and how they are handled in diverse and interesting manners.The lace knitting is the thread that weaves the story together and eventually ties the past and future in a positive manner.The writing had some difficulties - the beginning was a bit confusing while the reader tried to determine who all the characters were and how they were related, and some of the romantic aspects were a bit trite, but overall, an enjoyable read.
    • 3/5
      Knit in Comfort was a quick, interesting read. Elizabeth, a young women from New York, travels to Comfort, North Carolina based on a dream in which she thinks her grandma tells her too. There she meets Megan - a wife and mother from who she rents a room. Elizabeth views Megan's life as perfect and wonderful and the dream life she wants. However, Elizabeth doesn't realize that Megan, like everyone, is not in fact living a fairy tale and that looks can be deceiving. But what brings them together - along with some other women in town - is knitting. And through knitting, they are able to work through some of the issues they are facing. While learning about Megan and Elizabeth and the women in Comfort, Sharpe also draws us in with the story of Gillian and Fiona, which takes place in the early 1900's on the Shetland Island. Fiona is a relative of Megan's and so we learn part of Megan's family's history as we learn about Megan.As a knitter I was quite drawn to the talk of knitting - and the mention of the gorgeous lace knitting that Megan (and her family) does. I'm not sure what drew me in more - thinking about the beautiful lace knitting they referred to or the story honestly.
    • 2/5
      I was interested in this book because it was set in a small town in North Carolina. Elizabeth visits Comfort, North Carolina to get some time away from her boyfriend in New York City. She soon falls in love with the quiet little town and begins to develop new friendships with a group of ladies who teach her to knit. She meets Megan, who appears to be happily married and living the life that Elizabeth is longing for. But, as time goes on Elizabeth begins to realize that Megan's life may not be as perfect as it appears.I just did not get caught up in the story. Megan's life seemed totally unbelievable to me.The dialogue seemed flat at times, and I just did not find myself caring about what happened to the characters. It was a quick read, but not one that I could recommend.
    • 3/5
      This is a book with many stories. There is Elizabeth who escapes her chef boyfriend in New York to try to find herself. There is Megan who is tolerating being married to a man practicing bigamy. There are other friends with other relationship problems. Then there is a string that knits this story with Megan's Shetland Islands ancestry . . . the knitting of Shetland lace. I'm not quite sure how I feel about the book overall. I'd like to say that the characters are not very believable, but the story of the bigamous relationship reminds me of one I heard about in a collateral line when I began researching my own ancestry. I think it's more accurate to state that I really did not feel a strong connection with any of the characters. Their experiences were so far removed from my own and from what I would expect in the location in which the book is set in western North Carolina. I did enjoy the information on the knitting of this most delicate lace, and I would love to see an exhibit of it. It's not a book I would recommend to others, but I'm not really sorry that I read it. This book was received as part of the LibraryThing Early Reviewers program with the expectation that it would be reviewed.
    • 2/5
      Overall I enjoyed this book. I did find the characters not very believable. Megan put up with a bigamist husband for 15 years and all of a sudden she is leaving him. Elizabeth, the main character, was a very weak character and I couldn't figure out just what her role in the book was about. The mother of the bigamist knew about his double life and went on like this was normal, give me a break. I have four sons and if any one of them did that I would let him know how I felt and for him to chose one women or the other. I don't think I would recommend this book to my friends.
    • 4/5
      I really enjoyed this book. Southern atmosphere, a knitting group of women in their 30s who've known each other most of their lives, a stranger who stirs things up while searching for a few answers in her own life all make for a good story.Change is in the fragrant, humid air and I felt like I was right there watching it all start to play out. Isabel Sharpe wrote wonderful dialogue for her characters. I loved the fable that she worked into the novel. It's a story Megan's mother told her when Megan was going through a rough time in her teens. Her life, in a way, is a bit like the story - but which character is she? Five years into her marriage Megan discovered a secret but because she so desired stability, she decided to keep the secret. Little by little that secret has taken something, her joy, from her life.Elizabeth is the stranger who comes to Comfort after dreaming about her grandmother who told her to look for comfort. Elizabeth is looking for answers in her life so she grabs that dream and runs with it. She rents Megan's garage apartment which also includes dinner each evening with the family. Little by little she is drawn into Megan's life. One part of her life is the Purls - the knitting group comprised of Megan's high school friends. Elizabeth is accepted as a new member and, ready or not, she asks questions that they never would have asked - and they answer. She moves them out of their comfort zone. She learns from them as well. Yes, change is in the air.At the end I was happy to find an informative Q&A with the author. I'll be looking for more books by Isabel Sharpe in the future.