01415cam a2200277 4500 58332679 TxAuBib 20100118120000.0 090627s2009||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 9781401341220 pbk 1401341225 pbk BTCTA BTCTA EINCP TxAuBib McNeil, Gil, (McNeil, Gil.) The Beach Street Knitting Society and Yarn Club / Gil McNeil. 1st pbk. ed. New York : Hyperion, 2009. 420 p. : Trade pbk ; 22 cm. Includes a reading group guide (p. 419-420) and a preview of the sequel to this book, "Needles and pearls.". First published in Great Britain as Divas don't knit in 2007 by Bloomsbury. When her husband dies in a car crash--not long after announcing he wants a divorce--Jo Mackenzie packs up her two rowdy boys and moves from London to a dilapidated villa in her seaside hometown where she takes over her beloved Gran's knitting shop. After a rough beginning, Jo soon finds comfort in a "Stitch and Bitch" group--a collection of quirky, lively women who share their stories, and their addiction to cake, with warmth and humor. 20100118. Widows Fiction. Knitting Fiction. Humorous fiction. England Fiction.