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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.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e 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?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003ePraise for \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Thread\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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 \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Thread,\u003c\/i\u003e in the words and the story as well as in the yarn.\"\u003cb\u003e-Meg Waite Clayton, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Wednesday Sisters\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"Rich in myth and mystery, \u003ci\u003eThe Wishing Thread\u003c\/i\u003e explores the tangle that is being a woman-from family and friendship to romance and community. 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Wonderful!\"\u003cb\u003e-Shelley Noble, author of \u003ci\u003eBeach Colors\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \"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.\"\u003cb\u003e-\u003ci\u003eRT Book Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003eIncludes an exclusive conversation between Sarah Addison Allen and Lisa Van Allen.Join the Random House Reader's Circle for author chats and more.\u003c\/b\u003e","brand":"WoB","offers":[{"title":"GB \/ VERY_GOOD \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":49600430440721,"sku":"GOR006073418","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":49787663286545,"sku":"CIN0345538552G","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ WELL_READ \/ SBYB","offer_id":50350078460177,"sku":"CIN0345538552A","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ WELL_READ \/ INTERNAL","offer_id":50490632175889,"sku":"GOR013969011","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false},{"title":"US \/ VERY_GOOD \/ SBYB","offer_id":50917400674577,"sku":"CIN0345538552VG","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"US \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":51414732800273,"sku":"NIN9780345538550","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true},{"title":"GB \/ NEW \/ INGRAM","offer_id":52128138068241,"sku":"NLS9780345538550","price":0.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0784\/4072\/6801\/files\/0345538552.jpg?v=1751455770"},{"product_id":"night-garden-book-lisa-van-allen-9780345537836","title":"The Night Garden","description":"\u003cb\u003eFor fans of Sarah Addison Allen, Aimee Bender, and Alice Hoffman, \u003ci\u003eThe Night Garden\u003c\/i\u003e is a luminous novel of love, forgiveness, and the possibilities that arise when you open your heart.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nestled in the bucolic town of Green Valley in upstate New York, the Pennywort farm appears ordinary, yet at its center lies something remarkable- a wild maze of colorful gardens that reaches beyond the imagination. 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