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Unravelled Wednesday and WAYRN - the one with books and knitting

I know - they all have books and knitting, but I couldn't think of anything special that links things this week. It is a good week though, we've had a quiet couple of days after a big weekend, and there are some exciting things happening next weekend, which I will tell you about if they work out.
This week I'm knitting a charity jumper for AKWAK. They are running a knit-long to make set for the children, so I'm making a jumper, hat and cowl set using left over eight ply yarn. I'm just up to joining the sleeves and shoulders.
I've given The Awakening a break, it's not bad but it seemed really slow and obvious. Instead I am reading Abomination.

It's a story of two men who went to school together at a religious college where sexual abuse occurred. I grew up adjacent to this community - one of my closest friends went to the same school as the two main characters.  I love a book with an authentic sense of place and when that place is not just Melbourne, but the post-code I grew up, and the author really evokes it well, I'm delighted. the themes of the book resonate with me too - identity, and what it means to be a secular Jew and where we find meaning. I only started it yesterday and I'm already a third of the way through.

And that's my week in reading and knitting. To read my all my book reviews, and to see everything I knit, you can find me on Ravelry as Sharondoubleknit and on GoodReads as Sharondblk.

I'm joining in with Kat from As Kat Knits for Unravelled Wednesday and Kat from the Bookdate for It's Monday, What Are You Reading.  Thanks Kat and Kat for hosting these linkups.   


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  1. Stephanie Jane19 December, 2022

    Thank you for the recommendation of Abomination. I hadn't heard of this one, but the aspects you highlight are what really appeals to me in a novel too so I've popped it onto my TBR :-)

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  2. Aj @ Read All The Things!19 December, 2022

    I'm glad you found a good book. Good luck with your knitting project!

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  3. Kathy Martin20 December, 2022

    The book sounds interesting and the knitting looks great. Come see my week here. Happy reading!

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  4. shelleyrae @ book'd out20 December, 2022

    Oh dear, I’m planning on reading the whole Dragon Heart Leagach Trilogy over the holidays!
    I hope your exciting plans work out!

    Wishing you a great reading week!

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