Publication Date: August 6, 2024
Follow Gertie MacIntyre from knitting circle to air stewardess in this glorious and romantic summer novel set in Scotland’s windswept Northern isles, by beloved New York Times bestselling author Jenny Colgan.
In the northernmost reaches of Scotland, where a string of little islands in the North Sea stretches towards Norway, lives Gertie MacIntyre, a proud island girl by birth. Her social circle is small but tight: family and friends, particularly the women in her knitting circle. In the whitewashed cottages of their hometown, everyone knows everyone, and the ladies of the knitting circle know more than most. In a place of long dark winters and geographic isolation, the knitting circle is a precious source of gossip, home, laughter, and comfort for them all. And while she knits, Gertie’s busily plotting what to do with the rest of her life.
When Gertie develops a crush on Callum Frost, who owns the local airline, she dares herself to take a job as an air stewardess on the little plane that serves the local islands. Terrifying at first, the sixteen-seat puddle jumper also offers the first taste of real freedom she’s ever known. Will Gertie’s future lie in the skies? Or will she need to go further afield to find the adventure she craves?
Gertie MacIntyre lives a quiet life in Scotland’s northern islands. Although she has embraced knitting as a hobby, her thoughts turn to a different sort of future.
In Close Knit, author Jenny Colgan serves up a heartwarming tale of a community of women known as the knitting circle who hash out gossip and advice in equal measures. With her mother and grandmother among the group, Gertie silently ponders what it would be like to be on her own.
Although usually timid, she makes two decisions that change the course of her future. She moves out of the small family cottage and accepts a job with the local airline, both actions offering her a taste of freedom.
For a character who had originally only dreamed about adventure, she finds her niche and unexpected love in the process. As with previous books from this author, the character development is exceptional. It’s easy to picture the ladies of the knitting circle chatting and sharing news.
Close Knit provides a feel-good story of a woman who takes on new challenges and finds her heart’s desires.
Jenny Colgan is the New York Times bestselling author of numerous novels, including The Christmas Bookshop, The Bookshop on the Corner, Little Beach Street Bakery, and Christmas at the Cupcake Café. Jenny, her husband, and three children live in a genuine castle in Scotland.
