The Friday Night Knitting Club

By: Kate Jacobs

Narrated by: Carrington Macduffie

Length: 12 hrs and 36 mins

Publisher's summary

The New York Times bestselling sensation that’s “Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan” (USA Today)

Once a week, an eclectic group of women comes together at a New York City yarn shop to work on their latest projects—and share the stories of their lives…

Walker & Daughter is Georgia Walker’s little yarn shop, tucked into a quiet storefront on Manhattan’s Upper West Side. Its Friday night knitting club is improvised by some of Georgia’s regulars, who stroll into the shop looking for tips on knitting and end up finding much, much more. So now, once a week, they gather to work on their latest projects and to chat—and occasionally clash—over their stories of love, life, and everything in between.

However, unexpected changes soon throw these women’s lives into disarray, and the shop’s comfortable world gets shaken up like a snow globe. When the unthinkable happens, they realize that what they’ve created is not just a knitting club—it’s a sisterhood.

©2007 Kathleen Jacobs (P)2007 Blackstone Audio Inc.

Critic reviews

• Nominee, 2008 Audie Award, Fiction

"Kate Jacobs' breezy first novel reads like Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan." (USA Today)
"[P]oignant twists propel the plot and help the pacing find a pleasant rhythm." (Publishers Weekly)

Girl Power

This is a fun read. Character development is strong, insiteful and imaginative. Whether or not you knit, it's enjoyable to read. I found I couldn't wait to get back to it each time I had to put it down.

Awesome Story

This had an awesome story line, about friends reuniting. Make sure you have a box of tissues at the end.

cool love story with knitting instructions

I am a knitter and actually knitted a sweater while listening to the love story with a twist 🪢

Friday night knit club

The story was interesting. However, I felt it didn’t need to be as long as it was. 20 chapters but not 30 plus

it's just okay

I purchased this book because Julia Roberts is producing this movie and is staring as the main character, Georgia Walker. (in 2008) And I am a big fan of hers...

I wasn't crazy about the narrator. The way she narrated, it make the character's sound old and stuffy. So I didn't quite relate to any of them. Also, the main character, Georgia was 38, but the way the author wrote about her, she sounded much older. Because I am also 38, I felt like she made Georgia sound like a great aunt.

If you are just expecting to find a book to keep you midly entertained then go for it. Because I purchase these books to be used for when I am excercising, I really like these books that are so great, I can't stop listening to it, and therefore, I excerise longer. This just wasn't one of these books.

Heartwarming

This was a very heartwarming story. I could feel the feelings of the chacters. They were together through good times and sad times and still remained friends. I enjoyed everything about this book and can't wait for MS Jacobs next book to come out.

Well written, well performed

What made the experience of listening to The Friday Night Knitting Club the most enjoyable?

I loved this book. It tells the tale of a group of women who come together through their talent (or lack of talent) with knitting. They are likeable women who live real lives.

What about Carrington Macduffie’s performance did you like?

She does such a great job making the distinction from one character to another, and there are a lot of characters! The older woman sounds like an older woman and the young women sound like young women.

Did you have an extreme reaction to this book? Did it make you laugh or cry?

I literally laughed out loud. And several times, I was brought to tears.

Any additional comments?

My only regret about this book is the way it ends. But I will probably get the next book(s) in the series, just to find out what happens with the women in the group.

So enjoyed this book

Loved how the characters developed. Always a good sign when I don't want a book to end.

light reading

No heavy reading (listening) here. A simple story that made me want to learn how to knit.

Wonderful

Wonderful book, very easy to listen to. The ladies were very relatable, and I look forward to listening to the next book in this series.