Gertie MacIntyre has always had her head in the clouds, constantly dreaming about what it would be like if she plucked up the courage to leave her small town in the north of Scotland. At the heart of a community where everyone knows everyone else’s business is a knitting club made up of strong, independent, and nosy women who work hard, knit, and support each other. At the centre of the club are Gertie’s mother and grandmother, who live together surrounded by wool in a small cottage by the coast. But a whirlwind of change is coming – a new job at the local airline with her classmate Morag, new friends, and perhaps even a new love. A whole new world is opening up for Gertie. Will she be able to fulfil her dreams in it?
A heart-warming story about knitting, romance, and the bonds between women from the queen of feel-good literature.
Jenny Colgan (born 1972) was born in Prestwick, Scotland. She studied at the University of Edinburgh, worked in the health service for six years, earned extra money as a comic book artist, and performed as a stand-up comedian. In 2000, she wrote her first book, Amanda’s Wedding, and has been writing humorous romantic novels ever since, which appeal especially to today's young, modern women. In 2013, her book The Little Beach Street Bakery (Rosie's Sweet Shop of Dreams) won the Romantic Novel of the Year award from the Romantic Novelists' Association. She also writes sci-fi and is the author of novels based on the world of the popular series Doctor Who. Jenny Colgan is married and has three children with her husband, Andrew.
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