Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

Written by Kate Solly

Narrated by Rebecca Macauley

A heartwarming story of friendship in an imperfect world, this is binge-worthy, feel-good fiction at its best.

Meredith established the Copeton Crochet Collective (no knitters please) because it would be like having friends, only with her in charge, and because there would be no men. It comes as a nasty shock, then, when Luke, the handsome grandson of no-nonsense Edith, decides to stay and learn to crochet.
Claire has five children, which is why people sometimes look at her with mild concern. She longs for an Insta-perfect life like her online hero, Siobhan, but she’s drowning in domestic failure. She joins the Copeton craft group in the hope of making some non-virtual friends.
Yasmin is Muslim and proud. But sometimes it would be great if people stopped asking her about her hijab and instead asked who she thought was going to win MasterChef. Pregnant with her first child, she should be elated. So why can’t she stop panicking? Perhaps crocheting a set of baby clothes can get her in the right headspace.
With plans for a new mosque and the resettlement of refugees in the retirement village, Copeton becomes a breeding ground for Islamophobia. Together with the other members of the group, this small band of fibre-arts enthusiasts battle racism and bigotry with colour and creativity, but will the fragile threads of community be enough to bind them when more than one member has something to hide?

‘Joyous, warm and utterly charming – I smiled for days.’ TONI JORDAN

‘Warm, funny, and bighearted, Kate Solly stitches together a cast of characters here who will restore your faith in people power.’ CATE KENNEDY

• Language: English
• Publisher: W. F. Howes Ltd
• Release date: Jan 4, 2023
• ISBN: 9781004114870

Kate Solly

Kate Solly is a writer, a mother of six and really quite good at getting the bubbles out of plastic book wrap. While most of her time is spent finding lost shoes and investigating what’s making the car smell bad, Kate frequently escapes to write entertaining things. She has penned many articles, columns and reviews for various publications and is the author of Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance and The Paradise Heights Craft Store Stitch-Up. When she is not writing, she enjoys starting crochet projects and never finishing them.

Reviews for Tuesday Evenings with the Copeton Craft Resistance

[Erin Spahn · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A cosy fun read, with a range of well developed characters that stumble upon each other connected by their love of crochet. A gentle read with just enough mystery to keep you turning the pages.

[Kevin Smith · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

I loved the characters and their relationships. Made me wish this was a group I was part of. I listened basically in one hit!