I have owned this book for quite a while but my habit of reading on the Kindle and looking at what's unread on the Kindle means that it has been left unread on a shelf. This despite the fact that several of my friends have read it and loved it, and I love Kate's writing in her knitting books (which is much more than just description of designs or whatever; it is obvious she is a historian).

I'm not even sure where to start with a review. It is amazing. Her writing is lovely to read. It's deep and engaging but also accessible. Although I know Kate as a knitter and knitwear designer, it isn't really about that. It's about adapting to life following a stroke but that seems an inadequate description too.

It can be read straight through as a memoir of learning to live with post-stroke disability. It could be read as a series of essays, and the introduction has a useful set of possible selections based on your particular interests. It covers illness, disability, knitting and other forms of making, the relationship between activities like knitting and intellectual life, community, adaptive technology and design.

I suspect it will reward multiple readings. I highly highly recommend this book.