by Lisa Van Allen
This was an amazing book! The magic was perfect, the sisters were perfect, Tarrytown was perfect. In a world where magic just may be possible - people still shun it and the Van Ripper sister responsible for guarding it. The Stitchery has been a place of magic for generations, knitting solutions for ...
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 ...
I really liked this book, with its charm, its heartwarming theme, the characters and the way the author weaves the words to tell a story about family, dreams, goals, love and magic. Its about three sisters, who have a certain legacy to uphold. Set in Tarrytown and Sleepy Hollow, it follws the Van ...
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 abo...
The Wishing Thread by Lisa Van Allen' knit people’s most ardent wishes into beautiful scarves and mittens, granting them health, success, or even a blossoming romance' This phrase in the description caught my eye as I do knit for many charities and some of the patterns I do use do tell a story abou...
This and other reviews can be found on Reading Between ClassesCover Impressions: This cover has that beautiful, magical feeling that keeps me coming back to this genre. I love the natural background and the simplicity of the barefeet. The yarn adds a wonderful pop of color and the tendrils on the ...
‘The Thread’ tells the story of the Van Ripper sisters. When the Stitchery matriarch, Mariah, dies, she leaves the shop to her three nieces – Aubrey, Bitty and Meggie. Three very different sisters are brought together by Mariah’s designs. Aubrey had a calling for stitchery from the very beginning. S...
I honestly lost interest in the book mainly because of the depressing overtone of the story.All three sisters have something wrong with them that easily borders the AFU zone. With nothing interesting behind this I found myself simply not caring about their fates.If this book could be likened to the...
2.5 Stars The wishing Thread a novel by Lisa Van Allen is and interesting read and tells the story of the Van Ripper Women who have been the talk of Tarrytown, New York for many years. Aubrey, Bitty and Meggie are three sisters who after the death of their aunt meet up again at their childhood ho...
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