The Shop on Blossom Street (2004) (edit title/settings)

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• Lydia Hoffman: 30 year old main character; owns the shop "A Good Yarn" on Blossom Street and lives in the apartment above it; had struggled with cancer; suffers from migraine headaches;
• Whiskers: Lydia's cat
• Margaret Langley: Lydia's older sister; "not the encouraging type' - in fact very discouraging to Lydia; 35 years old; jealous of Lydia;
• Jacqueline Donovan: highfalutin wife of Reese; in her mid fifties; Paul's mother; very critical of Paul's wife, Tammie Lee; signed up for Lydia's beginner's knitting class;
• Reese: married to Jacqueline; Paul's father; working on the construction site on Blossom Ave - across from Lydia's shop; a partner in Donovan and Gray - an architectural firm; 59 years old;
• Paul: Reese and Jacqueline's only son; married;
• Tammie Lee: Paul's wife; Reese and Lydia's daughter-in-law; 5 1/2 months pregnant;
• Mary James: President of the Women's Association which Jacqueline belongs to;
• Carol Girard: 37 years old; Doug's wife; recently quit her job working for a national brokerage firm; She and Doug have been trying to have a baby; signed up for Lydia's beginner's knitting class;
• Doug: Carol's husband; an insurance underwriter;
• Rick: Carol's brother; a pilot for Alaska Airlines; divorced from Ellie
• Alix Townsend: works at Blossom Street Video; wears combat boots and leather; has to put in community service hours; signed up for Lydia's beginner's knitting class;
• Laurel: Alix' roommate; works with Alix at Blossom Street Video;
• Brad Goetz: UPS driver for Blossom Street;
• Martha: Jacqueline's cook and housekeeper; lives in the guest house in the back of Jacqueline & Reese's house;
• Ellie: Rick's ex
• John: the guy Laurel is seeing
• Jordan Turner: the guy Alix has her eye on;
• Mrs. O'Dell: Alix' social worker;
• Julia: Lydia's niece; Hailey's sister; 14 years old;
• Hailey: Lydia's niece; Julia's sister; 9 years old;
• Matt Langley: Margaret's husband;
• James Howard Hoffman: Lydia and Margaret's deceased father;
• Christine: college friend of Carol;
• Dr. Ford: the doctor Carol and Doug are working with;
• Dr. Wilson: Lydia's doctor;
• Peggy: Add a description of this character.
• Janice: Brad's ex-wife;
• Lisa
• Lori
• Annie
• Desiree
• Cody: Brad's 8-year old son;
• Jacquie
• Roger
• Frieda
• Grandma
• Cameron

Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Seattle, Washington
• A Good Yarn: Lydia's shop on Blossom Street

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Series & Lists edit see section history

Followed by A Good Yarn.

Preceded by Honeysuckle Summer, and followed by A Good Yarn.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Debbie Macomber (Author)

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Classification edit see section history

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• Dewey: 813.54

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• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › Macomber, Debbie
• Books › Romance › Authors, A-Z › ( M ) › MacOmber, Debbie
• Books › Romance › Contemporary
• Books › Literature & Fiction › Contemporary

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