The Wishing Thread, Lisa Van Allen
The Wishing Thread, Lisa Van Allen
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The Wishing Thread

Author: Lisa Van Allen

Narrator: Amy Rubinate

Unabridged: 11 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 04/08/2014

Categories: Fiction, Sagas


Synopsis

The Van Ripper women have been the talk of Tarrytown, New York, for centuries. Some say they’re angels; some say they're crooks. In their tumbledown "Stitchery," not far from the stomping grounds of the legendary Headless Horseman, the Van Ripper sisters—Aubrey, Bitty, and Meggie—are said to knit people's most ardent wishes into beautiful scarves and mittens, granting them health, success, or even a blossoming romance. But for the magic to work, sacrifices must be made—and no one knows that better than the Van Rippers.

When the Stitchery matriarch, Mariah, dies, she leaves the yarn shop to her three nieces. Aubrey, shy and reliable, has dedicated her life to weaving spells for the community, though her sisters have long stayed away. Bitty, pragmatic and persistent, has always been skeptical of magic and wants her children to have a normal, nonmagical life. Meggie, restless and free-spirited, follows her own set of rules. Now, after Mariah's death forces a reunion, the sisters must reassess the state of their lives even as they decide the fate of the Stitchery. But their relationships with one another—and their beliefs in magic—are put to the test. Will the threads hold?

About Lisa Van Allen

Lisa Van Allen holds an MFA from Fairleigh Dickinson University and a BA from McDaniel College. She has been published in many literary journals and magazines and has been a nominee for the Pushcart Prize. She lives in New Jersey.


Reviews

Review originally published at The Bookwyrm's Hoard. The Wishing Thread isn't simply, as I expected when I started it, a book about knitting or about magic. It's about the ways we are knit together: as family, as lovers, as community. It's about the past and the present, traditions and beliefs, hope......more

Goodreads review by Lisa

I love, love, LOVED this book. In fact, it's the best book I've read all year. The Wishing Thread is about three unusual sisters who are reunited after their grandmother dies unexpectedly. One of the sisters lives in The Stitchery, an ancient knit-and-yarn shop that is an icon of a rundown, seedy sec......more

Goodreads review by Tania

There is, of course, always a question - a question of the difference between what is real and what is true. A thing can be true without being real. You may not grasp this entirely, but don't worry. This is the nature of faith, of magic, of a good life's work. This was a sweet, easy-reading book abou......more