The Knitting Circle by Ann Hood

About this episode

Ann Hood discusses how her personal tragedy influenced her novel 'The Knitting Circle' and the role of friendship in healing.

Ann Hood, author of "The Knitting Circle," talks about how a tragic loss in her own life became part of the story in the novel for the main character, Mary Baxter, and how friendship with a group of women through knitting helped her pull through. The full interview from a 2007 episode of "Conversations On The Coast with Jim Foster" can be heard now wherever you get your podcasts. Photo: https://www.annhood.us/

People in this episode

Host: Jim Foster

Guest: Ann Hood

Topics covered

• grief
• friendship
• knitting
• literature
• personal loss

Keywords

• Ann Hood
• The Knitting Circle
• grief
• knitting
• friendship
• literature
• personal loss

Mentioned in this episode

Books & works: The Knitting Circle

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