The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society: Book Review & Giveaway!

Recently I was contacted by a company called Glass Road Public Relations. They offer public relations for Christian authors. This company arranges blog tours for authors and their most recent book on tour is by Beth Patillo and titled The Sweetgum Knit Lit Society. Below is my review, also I will be giving my copy away! Stay tuned for details at the end of this post!

On the Front Cover:


On the Back Cover:

"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 their midst. Eugenie also gives them a new reading list: the classic novels of girlhood that young Hannah has never read. Little Women. Pollyanna. Heidi.

With each click of their needles, the ladies of the Knit Lit Society unravel their secrets: A shadow from Eugenie's past haunts the controlled order of her life. Merry's perfect little family is growing again - but will she continue to feel her identity slip away? Camille dreams of leaving town but is bound by ties of love. And the sisters, Ruth and Esther, must confront a lie they have lived with for more than thirty years.

As Hannah is reluctantly stitched into their lives, the women discover the possibility that even in sleepy Sweetgum, Tennessee, they can still be the heroines of their own stories."

My thoughts:

I will admit this book is not one I would typically pick up to read, but I ended up enjoying it. It was an easy read and I found myself wondering about what might happen next in the lives of these ladies. As far as Christian Literature goes, it was not very preachy. I suppose that would be a plus for some and a minus for others. For me, it was a plus.

I related most to the character of Merry, a busy wife and Mom. I was most effected by a line the author wrote to voice Merry's thoughts on being available to help Hannah, the troubled teen. It said, "She didn't have the capacity to add any more people to the lengthy list of those she cared for and prayed for." Unfortunately, I relate to that thought process more than I care to admit.

All in all, I enjoyed the book. The story was engaging and I appreciated the idea of a community of women (all flawed) ultimately coming together to redeem the life of this young girl.

The Giveaway:

If you would like a chance to win this book, you may enter the giveaway by simply leaving a comment! Please enter by midnight on Thursday, September 18 (central time). I will post the winner sometime on Friday, September 19th! If you are not a blogger you can still enter the drawing, just leave a comment with your email so I can contact you if you win!