![]() "And then I saw the Old Knitting Factory, and my heart started beating faster. IT’S THE STORY OF A HISTORIC 1906 KNITTING FACTORY THAT BETSY HAS TRANSFORMED, BRICK BY BRICK, INTO A SAFE HAVEN FOR SINGLE ARTISTIC MOMS AND THEIR CHILDREN INCLUDING CHILDCARE FUNDED BY DONORS.īETSY HAS PUBLISHED MANY YOUNG ADULT BOOKS INCLUDING “READER, I MURDERED HIM,” THE CIRCUS ROSE, MECHANICA, THE FOREST QUEEN, VENTURESS AND TIDES.Įxcerpt below from Notre Dame Magazine Autumn 2021 SHE RECENTLY RELEASED, HER FIRST BOOK FOR ADULTS, HER MEMOIR TITLED, “THE OLD KNITTING FACTORY” SET IN COUNTY GALWAY, WESTERN IRELAND. YET SHE NEVER GAVE UP HOPE TO ONE DAY BE THE CONDUIT THAT OPENED THE DOOR FOR OTHER WOMEN WHO HAVE BEEN VICTIMIZED.īETSY CORNWELL IS A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR. ![]() ![]() SHE TOO HAD STRUGGLED TO PUT FOOD ON THE TABLE AND PAY RENT WHILE WORKING MULTIPLE JOBS AND FRANTICLY LOOKING OVER BOTH SHOULDERS OUT OF CONCERN FOR THE SAFETY OF HERSELF AND HER YOUNG CHILD, NOT YET COMFORTABLE TRUSTING STRANGERS. REGARDLESS OF HOW ISOLATED AND DESPERATE SHE WAS, SHE NEVER GAVE UP HOPE, OF ONE DAY BEING ABLE TO PROVIDE AN OASIS OF A “CHILDCARE-INCLUSIVE ARTS RETREAT SPACE FOR SINGLE MOTHERS” AND OTHER TWICE-MARGINALISED SINGLE PARENTS. A SINGLE MOTHER AND SURVIVOR OF DOMESTIC ABUSE, HOMELESSNESS, ANXIETY, DEPRESSION AND DESPAIR. IN THE PAST, MY GUEST HAS REFERRED TO HERSELF AS A “FIXER UPPER.” HOWEVER, I CONSIDER HER A SURVIVOR, EMPATH AND OPTIMIST. ![]()
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