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Apunta't a LibraryThing per saber si aquest llibre et pot agradar. No hi ha cap discussió a Converses sobre aquesta obra. Great! ( ) I wanted to like this more but at times reading it felt like a chore. Compared with one of my favourite authors, Sarah Addison Allen this book didn't have the lightness of touch and the magic just wasn't believable. There were elements that I think could have made this a better book but they just weren't developed. The Wishing Thread strongly reminds me of Sarah Addison Allen's novels. Since I tended to love mostly every novel by Ms. Allen I thought that I would love this one or at least give it a try to see if I would like it. After finishing the novel I realized that it may have echoed Ms. Allen's novels in a superficial way, I really didn't enjoy it since Lisa Van Allen needs to improve upon juggling storylines and characters a bit more. This novel explores the Van Ripper family of Tarrytown New York. The Van Rippers since colonial times have been blessed with a gift to be able to tie magic to an object that they knit. The storyline focuses on Aubrey (the newest Van Ripper head) who is shy and afraid of being part of the community, Bitty a mother of two who has shunned the magic in the Van Ripper line, and Meggie, who left home as soon as she was able searching for a long lost relative. I ended up feeling as if all of the major and secondary characters were way too flat and unrealistic in mannerisms and characterizations. It felt as if Ms. Van Allen followed a formula in this novel and really didn't try to delve too much into the characters. I wish I could have felt more empathy for any of the Van Ripper sisters but I just felt myself slogging to get through this novel. Also there seemed to be way too many storylines that though they were brought up were never explored or explained enough to my satisfaction. One example being why in the world did the family have to keep possessions anyway? I think a smarter thing to have done would have been to start the novel from the beginning so to speak and work from there instead of having the sisters remark upon past evens obliquely. Several times I had to go back and re-read passages since I was worried I had missed something that was said. Please note that I received this novel for review via the Amazon Vine Program. Sense ressenyes | afegeix-hi una ressenya
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HTML:NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • USA TODAY BESTSELLER “Reader to reader, knitter to knitter: You’re going to love this book.”—Debbie Macomber For fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Sarah Addison Allen, The Wishing Thread is an enchanting novel about the bonds between sisters, the indelible pull of the past, and the transformational power of love. 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? BONUS: This edition includes an excerpt from Lisa Van Allen’s The Night Garden. Praise for The Wishing Thread “With deft needlework, a dash of folklore, and some good old-fashioned family angst, Lisa Van Allen knits together the threads of second chances, the pleasure of giving, the complications of sisterhood, and love. There’s a bit of magic in The Wishing Thread, in the words and the story as well as in the yarn.”—Meg Waite Clayton, author of The Wednesday Sisters “Rich in myth and mystery, The Wishing Thread explores the tangle that is being a woman—from family and friendship to romance and community. Prepare to be ensnared, enthralled, enchanted!”—USA Today bestselling author Christie Ridgway “The Wishing Thread is a lyrical, emotional, finely knit portrayal of three sisters struggling with love, magic and sacrifice. This is the best book I’ve read all year.”—Lisa Verge Higgins, author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship “An intriguing story of three sisters tied by blood and a strange inheritance, each searching for a way to belong in that place where magic and life intersect. Wonderful!”—Shelley Noble, author of Beach Colors “Van Allen knits together this pleasantly entertaining tale as easily as the Van Ripper women knit together the often unraveling threads of people’s lives. . . . Chick-lit cozy meets magical realism with inevitably warm and fuzzy results.”—Booklist “Fans of magical realism will want to pick up this enjoyable novel, which not only weaves magic through stitchery, but also weaves a realistic story about family and sisterhood and the threads that pull us back home.”—RT Book.... No s'han trobat descripcions de biblioteca. |
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