So, one way to travel in my magic armchair is by curling up with a good book. I love to do so, and do so voraciously.
I the run-up to Christmas I read The Great Christmas Knit Off by Alexandra Brown and this is what I thought about it:-
A book full of comfort and joy: an absolute joy to read at Christmas, but this charming story of love, betrayal and starting again is an equal pleasure at any time of year.
A weekend in the countryside to escape London, where everything is going wrong for Sybil, leads to the chance to recover her spirits and find new directions in life, both in work and in love. Having myself experienced the therapeutic effect of knitting and the benefits of swapping capital living for a home in a country village, I enjoyed these aspects of the tale. Sybil is fortunate to be taken into the hearts of the locals, and manages to make friends and save Hetty's House of Haberdashery from ruin and redevelopment by a neat bit of community work. She also finds love again, and a whole new future.
I am looking forward to revisitng Tindledale in future stories - this is glorious and well-written escapism from a hard, cold world.
I the run-up to Christmas I read The Great Christmas Knit Off by Alexandra Brown and this is what I thought about it:-
A book full of comfort and joy: an absolute joy to read at Christmas, but this charming story of love, betrayal and starting again is an equal pleasure at any time of year.
A weekend in the countryside to escape London, where everything is going wrong for Sybil, leads to the chance to recover her spirits and find new directions in life, both in work and in love. Having myself experienced the therapeutic effect of knitting and the benefits of swapping capital living for a home in a country village, I enjoyed these aspects of the tale. Sybil is fortunate to be taken into the hearts of the locals, and manages to make friends and save Hetty's House of Haberdashery from ruin and redevelopment by a neat bit of community work. She also finds love again, and a whole new future.
I am looking forward to revisitng Tindledale in future stories - this is glorious and well-written escapism from a hard, cold world.
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