Love Is the Thread: A Knitting Friendship

Love is the Thread centers on the relationship between Kristine -- an artist, knitter, and wise soul -- and the author. Each woman faces serious challenges as they meet.

Leslie is reweaving her life after an abusive relationship, while Kristine is snared in a life-long struggle with bipolar disorder and a battle with breast cancer. When Kristine teaches Leslie to knit, she weaves in lessons about the many faces of reality, the messy grace of all human relationships, and the gift of true self-acceptance.

From the discovery of hidden colors in fresh snow to the satisfaction of creating a first knitted garment, Love is the Thread savors life's small glories, ultimate challenges, and all the moments of humor and tenderness in between.

Love is the Thread traces the way one spiritual friendship can change everything.

Leslie Moise began writing at age nine, right after she read Little Women for the first of several thousand times. Less than a decade later, the British magazine Light Horse published her autobiographical story, "An American at Windmill Hill." Her Ph.D. in English from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette focused on 19th century British literature, folklore and creative writing, while her M.A. and B.S. from the University of Louisville centered on culture, organization and writing. She taught college English for twenty years, and her stories, articles and essays have been published in the U.S., Canada and Great Britain. She lives in Kentucky. When not at work on her own writing, she loves helping others bring their stories to life. She is also author of the historical novel Judith.