The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society

Womens Fiction

Author: Beth Pattillo

Sometimes life has to unravel before you can knit it together…,,On the third Friday of each month, Eugenie, Ruth, Esther, Merry, and Camille meet at the Sweetgum Christian Church to enjoy the two things that connect them: a love of knitting and a passion for books. Their camaraderie remains unthreatened until Eugenie, the town librarian, introduces an angry teenager into the….Read More

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