Spindle

I don't usually find myself wanting to recommend a fiction book to people. These days I read much more history and archaeology. But I have just finished reading a book that I want to recommend to every spinner. The book is "Spindle," by E. K. Johnston. As you may guess, it is a retelling of the Sleeping Beauty tale, from the viewpoint of the spinners. I have looked at E. K. Johnston's webpage, and it says nothing about it one way or the other, but I find it hard to believe that she is not a spinner herself. Her descriptions of the act, the feeling, the emotion of spinning is so true to what I feel, if she is not a spinner, she must know one. With every page I read I could feel the pull of my own spindle. Even if you are not a spinner, it's a really good story. If you are one, you'll love it.