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  • A Life in Stitches

  • Knitting My Way Through Love, Loss, and Laughter. Tenth Anniversary Edition
  • By: Rachael Herron
  • Narrated by: Rachael Herron
  • Length: 5 hrs and 49 mins
  • 5.0 out of 5 stars (5 ratings)
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A Life in Stitches

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Summary

A hilarious, heartfelt romp that will bring you home to yourself. You don’t have to be a knitter to fall in love with this book - any person who’s ever made anything with their hands will dive joyfully into these minutes and come back up renewed and ready to create.

This beloved best seller is newly updated with fresh stories and extra devotion to the happiness found in everyday tools.

Internationally best-selling author Rachael Herron shows that when life unravels, there’s usually a way to knit it back together again, and if there’s not, there’s still hope to be found in the simple tools of the craft. Honest, funny, and full of warmth, Herron’s tales, each inspired by something she knitted, will speak to anyone who’s ever loved (or lost). From her very first sweater (a hilarious disaster) to the yellow afghan that caused a breakup (and, ultimately, a breakthrough), every chapter has a moving story behind it. This beautifully candid collection about crafting the art of happiness through joy and grief is perfect for fans of Elizabeth Gilbert and Glennon Doyle.

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Rachael Herron is the author of more than two dozen books, including thriller (under R.H. Herron), mainstream fiction, feminist romance, memoir, and nonfiction about writing. She received her MFA in writing from Mills College in Oakland, and she teaches writing extension workshops at both UC Berkeley and Stanford. She is a proud member of the NaNoWriMo Writer’s Board. An AmeriKiwi, she’s currently living in New Zealand.

©2021 Rachael Herron (P)2021 Rachael Herron

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“Insightfully genius, A Life in Stitches makes me grateful that Rachael Herron put down her needles long enough to pick up a pen.” (Josh Kilmer-Purcell, New York Times best-selling author of The Bucolic Plague)

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Comfort Food for the Soul

I've known Rachael a looong time, since her yarnagogo days.
I've read or listened to all but one of her books. I know, I know, it's next in the queue as I didn't realise.

This 10th anniversary edition is a joy to listen to. Rachael's voice is like sitting in my knitting group, hearing the chatting whilst I knit something or other.

The words matter though. They mean things. This book will move you; Hell, it'll have you sobbing.

I knew I'd enjoy it when I downloaded it. What I hadn't anticipated was the recognition it prompted.
I've lived through a lot of this book with Rachael. I participated in the draw for Digit (didn't win and didn't mind at all). I even wrote a handwritten letter once that I sent with a tiny crocheted shamrock for St Pat's day.
I've exchanged several emails with Rachael who always amazes me when she emails back.
Am I a Fangirl? Undoubtedly, but I prefer to think of her as a Friend I just haven't met yet.

Do our have to craft to enjoy this book? Of course not. But if you do, you'll recognise every emotion.

Thanks for this anniversary edition Rachael.

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