The Spin I'm In: Large Print Edition - Paperback

by Kate Bowman (Author)

A determined widow faces the challenge of a new life to regain the confidence and independence of her youth, but finds that life, unlike knitting, doesn't always follow a pattern.After twenty-five years of being the perfect wife and mother, Martha LeBeau finds herself unexpectedly widowed and shocked to discover her husband had been living a double life, leaving her penniless and in debt. Determined to regain her lost confidence and independence, she sells her suburban Chicago home and moves to the Wisconsin countryside to forge a new life away from cheating men and smothering children. There she meets the Wool Gatherers, a group of fiber artists who teach her the art of spinning wool and raising sheep. Along with one determined Border Collie, she begins on the path to self-growth and healing.Riley O'Connor is the single father of a child with Asperger Syndrome. The child's mother walked out on them because she found that life too difficult to handle. Since then, he has dedicated himself to protecting his son from any further emotional damage.Meeting Riley and his son through her new job brings love and challenges to Martha's newly found independence. Romance blooms like a finely knit cable, entwining their lives.Can either of them learn to trust again?