The Knot-Shop Man is a set of four books, each describing one child’s journey to tie a knot of fate. Written for smart children or thoughtful adults, it’s a story-knot of adventures told with the lyricism of a folk song and the matter-of-factness of a book of knots. Like all good folk stories or fairy tales, things are simple on the surface but, if you scratch deeper, complexity bleeds through.
