Spinning forward

Spinning forward

Terri DuLong

Book - 2009

Sydney Webster's comfortable New England life comes crashing down when her husband dies suddenly, leaving her penniless and evicted. She had no idea about his huge gambling debts, and is getting no sympathy from her hurt and angry twenty something daughter. With nowhere else to turn, Sydney takes shelter at a college friend's B&B in Cedar key, Florida, where she begins to form a plan. As Syd turns her talent at spinning wool and knitting into a retail venture, other doors begin to open. She steps into the embrace of a community rich with love, laughter, friendship...and secrets. And soon she faces a choice: spin a safety net, or spin forward and never look back. Entertaining and heart warming, this superb debut will win reader...s over with its real-life challenges and quirky and compelling characters.

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Subjects
Widows > Fiction.
Knitters (Persons) > Fiction.
Knitting > Fiction.
Life change events > Fiction.
Mothers and daughters > Fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Cedar Key (Fla.) > Fiction.
Florida > Fiction.
Published
New York : Kensington Books c2009.
Language
English
Main Author
Terri DuLong (-)
Physical Description
306 p. ; 21 cm
ISBN
9780758232045
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Review by Publisher's Weekly Review

DuLong's debut reads like an unintentional parody of Southern hen lit. After 52-year-old Sydney Webster's husband dies in a car accident, she discovers he was a compulsive gambler, and his habits have left her penniless. She heads to Cedar Key, Fla., where best friend Alison takes her in. Sydney decides to open a knitting shop in Cedar Key and meets a gorgeous artist named Noah, who falls in love with her. Adding to the nonurgency is Sydney's decision to search for her biological birth mother; conveniently, Sydney looks a lot like 80-something local spinster Sybile Bowden. The narrative lacks tension and originality, and its banal predictability won't do it any favors in a crowded field. (Nov.) (c) Copyright PWxyz, LLC. All rights reserved

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