An Italian Wife is the extraordinary story of Josephine Rimaldi her joys, sorrows, and passions, spanning more than seven decades. The novel begins in turn-of-the-century Italy, when fourteen-year-old Josephine, sheltered and naive, is forced into an arranged marriage to a man she doesn't know or lo[...]

"Hood is clearly a force to be reckoned with in the world of contemporary fiction."-- "Daily News," Los Angeles.1969: As Peter, Paul and Mary croon on the radio and poster paint splashes the latest anti-war slogans, Suzanne lives in a Maine beach house with a poet, pregnant with their love child, Sp[...]

A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers. "The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their life triumphs a[...]

Etter at Mary Baxters eneste barn plutselig døde, greier hun verken lese eller skrive eller ta opp igjen de vanlige syslene som hun før syntes var hyggelige. Etter råd fra moren begynner hun å strikke for å fylle de tomme timene og ensomme dagene. Motstrebende begynner hun i en strikkesirkel i [...]