Knitting Under the Influence
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When you're in your late twenties and nothing in your life seems to be falling into place, knitting is an awfully seductive way to spend your free time -- especially when life doesn't come with a stitch counter.
Kathleen, Sari, and Lucy's Sunday knitting circle is the only thing holding them together. Kathleen has been cut off financially by her family and forced to enter "the real world" for the very first time. Sari has fallen for the man who made her life a living hell in high school, but now desperately needs her help. Lucy, torn between emotion and reason, must reevaluate her life when her lab and her boyfriend are assailed by an animal-rights group.
At their club meetings, they discuss the really important questions: how bad is it, really, to marry for money if you like the guy a lot anyway? Can you ever forgive someone for something truly atrocious that they've done? Is it better to be unhappily coupled than happily alone? And the little ones: Can you wear a bra with a hand-knit tube top? Is it ever acceptable to knit something for a boyfriend? And why do your stitches become lopsided after your second martini? In Claire LaZebnik's hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking novel, Sari, Lucy, and Kathleen's lives intersect, overlap, unravel, and come back together in an utterly satisfying read.
Kathleen, Sari, and Lucy's Sunday knitting circle is the only thing holding them together. Kathleen has been cut off financially by her family and forced to enter "the real world" for the very first time. Sari has fallen for the man who made her life a living hell in high school, but now desperately needs her help. Lucy, torn between emotion and reason, must reevaluate her life when her lab and her boyfriend are assailed by an animal-rights group.
At their club meetings, they discuss the really important questions: how bad is it, really, to marry for money if you like the guy a lot anyway? Can you ever forgive someone for something truly atrocious that they've done? Is it better to be unhappily coupled than happily alone? And the little ones: Can you wear a bra with a hand-knit tube top? Is it ever acceptable to knit something for a boyfriend? And why do your stitches become lopsided after your second martini? In Claire LaZebnik's hilarious and sometimes heartbreaking novel, Sari, Lucy, and Kathleen's lives intersect, overlap, unravel, and come back together in an utterly satisfying read.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:B000LP6724
ISBN13:9780446697958
Release Date:September 2006
Publisher:5 Spot
Length:416 Pages
Weight:0.80 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 5.3" x 8.1"
Customer Reviews
4 ratings
Great read - buy a copy for a friend
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
The book is filled with emotion, psychological decisions, fun,and humor with the author's genius sprinkled throughout. I bought copies for all my girl friends and my 20 something daughter's friends and they all loved it. I can't wait for her next novel!
A wonderful read, a wonderful writer
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I just finished KUI, and I felt like I spent a fabulous weekend away with three close girlfriends, with all the benefits of intimate, nonstop conversation, and none of the obligations of having to cook, clean, and make bed assignments. LaZebnik creates a world that is at once familiar and compelling. Her characters are completely relatable -- you'll recognize parts of yourself in their busy lives and hilarious predicaments. It's a breezy read without being fluff. The author has such a keen understanding of how enriching women's friendships are -- the confidences they share, the advice and support they offer -- that you'll wish you, too, had a knitting circle comprised of wonderful women like these with whom to share your trials and tribulations.
Lazebnik takes chick-lit to a whole new level
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
I'm a big fan of Lazebnik's so I was anxiously awaiting the release of "Knitting Under the Influence". I read the book in record time simply because I just couldn't put it down. Page after page of witty dialogue and carefully crafted sentences draws the reader into the knitting circle which is Sari, Kathleen and Lucy's world. Lazebnik examines the flaws of her leading characters in a way that is honest and likeable. "Knitting Under the Influence" takes chick-lit to a whole new level. Hopefully it will be a chick-flick soon.
Give yourself a treat and read both of Lazebnik's novels!
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 18 years ago
Author Claire Lazebnik has done it again: she's written a book that you can't put down because real-life just isn't as entertaining as her witty, wise world. KUI is loads of fun, but it also deals with some heavy-duty subjects. It makes you think without ever making your head hurt. And, it will make you want to take up knitting...I'm not kidding. But before you take up your needles and yarn, be sure to read Lazebnik's first novel, Same as it Never Was.
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