A Good Yarn audiobook

I enjoyed this second installment in the Blossom Street series even more than the first. Debbie Macomber's characters feel like real women to me. I can see each one of them and I'd love to know them. She makes you feel like you could stroll right into that yarn shop and you'd be met with a group of women who'd say, "Lisa! We've been waiting for you!". It's like the Cheers of the female middle-aged reading set. And that's my set! I can't wait to continue with this series. It just gives me such a lift in spirit. And so far, the narrators have been truly wonderful. I hope that continues throughout the series, because they are not read by the same narrator. But so far the readers for book 1 & 2 have been fantastic. Onto the third!

Great easy read. Good story. Light and entertaining tale of the lives of several very different woman who are joined together by a knitting class.

Another fantastic book from Debbie. :)

Macomber has done it again with another Blossom Street offering. Knitters everywhere will find themselves yet again drawn in to the life and yarn shop of Lydia Hoffman, owner of "A Good Yarn", as she meets three new women from various stages of life who have signed up for her sock knitting class. The perspective of life experience from each of these three women and their families enriches the reader's desire to be more understanding and find out more about people before judging them. You never know what's happening in their lives that makes them act the way they do. And, of course, no Blossom Street book would be complete without a knitting pattern to tie the reader even closer to the book!

Debbie Macomber will always get a 5 star from me!! I simply love her books. 4 new friends started knitting lessons, knitting socks, they each came with a problem and at the end of the book all 4 friends and Lydia's new problems were solved!!!This is just wonderful comfort reading, everything about it is beautiful!! I just love the way women over 40 and 60 are still seen as sexual beings, the young authors just don't get it that even if you are over 40 you are still a woman!! I just love Debbie Macomber good hearty, healthy, comfy stories!!

Sometimes the most enriching relationships you will have are right under your nose or found in situations and places you would not suspect.

Cancer survivor Lydia Hoffman's shop "A Good Yarn" has thrived since she opened it a year ago. She decides to teach a class on how to knit socks and three people sign up for it. Elise Beaumont is a retired librarian who has recently suffered a financial setback and was forced to move in with her daughter's family. Elise has been divorced for many years but never stopped loving her ex-husband, "Maverick", whose gambling ruined their marriage. Elise is not pleased when she finds out that Maverick is coming to stay at their daughter's house - she's afraid of getting hurt again. Bethanne Hamlin is also divorced, although much more recently. The divorce came out of the blue; she had no idea that her marriage was in trouble until her husband told her on Valentine's Day that he was leaving her for a younger woman. The divorce left Bethanne demoralized; she needs to find a job but is convinced she's a failure. Her teenage children, Annie and Andrew, are also affected by the divorce, especially Annie who keeps acting out in her pain. Courtney Pulanski is also a troubled teenager. Her mother died in a car accident four years ago and Courtney is still mourning her death. With two kids in college and Courtney a senior in high school, her father needs money and takes a well-paying job building bridges in Brazil and Courtney is forced to move in with her grandmother and spend her senior year in a strange high school. Courtney is overweight and self-conscious about her looks and is convinced that her senior year will be miserable. Lydia has problems of her own; her sister Margaret has financial worries and may lose her house and is miserable to be around. Lydia is in love with UPS driver Brad, but he will soon deliver devastating news that threatens their relationship. Her mother's health is deteriorating and Lydia worries about her well being. All four women will find more comfort than they could possibly believe while learning how to knit socks. "A Good Yarn" is a great book for someone looking for a sweet, unchallenging read. The characters are all likable and believable, except perhaps for Maverick who is a bit of a cliché. Debbie Macomber is a good writer who makes you care for her characters in such a way that you will want to keep reading the book to find out what happens to each woman, yet you'll be sorry when the book is finally over. I do wish she had shown Courtney at her senior prom, but that's a minor quibble. Macomber ties everything up neatly at the end (and is to be commended for not having each woman find happiness only through a romantic relationship) and I loved the fairy godfather touch at the end. This is a perfect book for reading at the beach or on a rainy day.

Just finished ,'A Good Yarn,' and what can I say. Ahh... I feel great, happy, encouraged, hopeful and cheery. I love that Debbie Macomber's books can make me feel that way. You can't help but feeling great about the simple things in life and thankful for all you got after reading anything by her. They are all positively uplifting. My review isn't to tell everyone EXACTLY what the book is about but how I felt after reading it, did I like it? Yes. Why? Because I felt enlightened, encouraged and just plain happy after reading it. Would I recommend it? Yes, to all. If you like positively uplifting fiction and stories on and the small home town feel of it all, by all means pick it up. If you're in a funky a** mood for no particular reason or down in the dumps-throwing yourself a pity party, then read this novel as well as any novel by DM. I wish I could find a community or people like I "encounter" in DM's books. And why I want to visit or move to Washington state.

Another heartwarming story by Debbie Macomber. I’m quite pleased that I picked up book #2 in the blossom street series. It was quite enjoyable that Lydia, the shop owner continued on with her knitting classes and started a sock class. Just like “The Shop on Blossom Street”; the book follows 4 women in the class. All from different aspects of life and of all ages!Debbie has a way of sucking you in and feeling like you’re part of the knitting class; which I LOVE! Because of this series, I even looking into knitting myself. Ended up with a knitting kit for Christmas! :)I’m so excited to continue on with the series, that I already placed a hold on book #3 at my local library!