Close Knit

Gertie has spent her whole life on a remote Scottish island where the Knitting Circle, a band of capable and opinionated women, holds the community together through gossip and genuine solidarity. Privacy is scarce and leaving feels like betrayal. When a new job, new friendships and the possibility of romance arrive together, the question is not whether Gertie wants a different life but whether she is brave enough to reach for it. Colgan writes belonging, and the pull against it, with warmth and precision. Quietly irresistible.