The Wishing Thread

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER USA TODAY BESTSELLERReader to reader knitter to knitter: Youre going to love this book.Debbie MacomberFor fans of Jennifer Chiaverini and Sarah Addison Allen The Wishing Thread is an enchanting novel about the bonds between sisters the indelible pull of the past and the transformational power of love. The Van Ripper women have been the talk of Tarrytown New York for centuries. Some say theyre angels; some say theyre crooks. In their tumbledown Stitchery not far from the stomping grounds of the legendary Headless Horseman the Van Ripper sistersAubrey Bitty and Meggieare said to knit peoples 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 madeand no one knows that better than the Van Rippers. 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 Mariahs 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 anotherand their beliefs in magicare put to the test. Will the threads hold?Praise for The Wishing Thread 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. Theres a bit of magic in The Wishing Thread in the words and the story as well as in the yarn.Meg Waite Claytonauthor of The Wednesday Sisters Rich in myth and mystery The Wishing Thread explores the tangle that is being a womanfrom family and friendship to romance and community. Prepare to be ensnared enthralled enchanted!USA Today bestselling author Christie Ridgway The Wishing Thread is a lyrical emotional finely knit portrayal of three sisters struggling with love magic and sacrifice. This is the best book Ive read all year.Lisa Verge Higgins author of The Proper Care and Maintenance of Friendship An intriguing story of three sisters tied by blood and a strange inheritance each searching for a way to belong in that place where magic and life intersect. Wonderful!Shelley Noble author of Beach Colors Van Allen knits together this pleasantly entertaining tale as easily as the Van Ripper women knit together the often unraveling threads of peoples lives. . . . Chick-lit cozy meets magical realism with inevitably warm and fuzzy results.Booklist 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.RT Book ReviewsIncludes an exclusive conversation between Sarah Addison Allen and Lisa Van Allen.Join the Random House Readers Circle for author chats and more.