I am totally thrilled to have been chosen
for the FictionKNITsta tour! When I saw the first tweet by Coteau books
announcing the Cross-Canada author tour and putting out a call for knitters, I wondered if I would
qualify and thought it was worth a shot, as I’ve been knitting for ages and
read whenever I can. Also, a bunch of us twitter gals who love knitting and
Canadian literature had already discovered the joys of combining these two
passions and had recently formed a knitting book club (appropriately called #canlitknit)
where we meet at a pub, drink beer, chat books and knit. What a perfect way to
spend a Sunday afternoon! Three of us were chosen to participate and now we are all busily reading and contemplating amazing garments
or accessories, inspired by our books.
When I was assigned Cordelia Strube’s book
I couldn’t have been happier, as I loved Lemon when I read it last year
and was sure I would love Milosz as well. I was right! Although the books
are completely different in terms of protagonist and story line, they are both
humourous, despite some of the serious themes, and are peopled with
interesting, appealing characters. In the current book, many of them actually live in Milosz’s house! There
is Wallace, a junk remover, with his very British mother, Vera, and Pablo, who,
without ever having spoken Polish before in his life, learns how to communicate
with Milosz’s father Gus, who can speak nothing but Polish; and of course, there
is Robertson, the boy next door, who is autistic, and who tugs at Milosz’s
heart and protective instincts. I enjoyed getting to know Milosz and his eccentric friends and acquaintances, while contemplating the more serious aspects of the book as well.
I will write a review later, but right now I must figure out something to
knit for the author to wear on tour, inspired by something in the book, whether a theme, an item of clothing or even the colours of the cover. This will be a fun challenge and I only have a few weeks to come up with a fantastic idea, so I’m
off to do some serious creative thinking!
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