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Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life

Hooked: How Crafting Saved My Life

by Sutton Foster

Grand Central Publishing ·2021 ·235 pages
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From the 2-time Tony Award-winner and the star of TV's Younger , funny and intimate stories and reflections about how crafting has kept her sane while navigating the highs and lows of family, love, and show business (and how it can help you, too). Whether she's playing an "age-defying" book editor on television or dazzling audiences on the Broadway stage, Sutton Foster manages to make it all look easy. How? Crafting . From the moment she picked up a cross stitch needle to escape the bullying chorus girls in her early performing days, she was hooked. Cross stitching led to crocheting, crocheting led to collages, which led to drawing, and so much more. Channeling her emotions into her creations centered Sutton as she navigated the significant moments in her life and gave her tangible reminders of her experiences. Now, in this charming and poignant collection, Sutton shares those moments, including her fraught relationship with her agoraphobic mother; a painful divorce splashed on the pages of the tabloids; her struggles with fertility; the thrills she found on the stage during hit plays like Thoroughly Modern Millie, Anything Goes , and Violet ; her breakout TV role in Younger ; and the joy of adopting her daughter, Emily. Accompanying the stories, Sutton has included crochet patterns, recipes, and so much more! Witty and poignant, Hooked will leave readers entertained as well as inspire them to pick up their own cross stitch needles and paintbrushes.


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"Foster dazzles with this deeply personal debut ..."

Publishers Weekly Read review ↗ Top of the Pile

"There are also plenty of details about her well-known Broadway and TV productions (including an interview with her idol, Patti LuPone) as well as a blanket pattern, making this a good fit for fans of performer's memoirs and crafters alike."

Susan Maguire· Booklist Read review ↗ Near the Top

"Hooked shows its author to be both exceptional and much like the fretting rest of us."

Celia Wren· The Washington Post Read review ↗ Near the Top

"Grounded, heartfelt, and family-focused ..."

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