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Spool of Blue Thread : A Novel by Anne Tyler (2016, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100553394398
ISBN-139780553394399
eBay Product ID (ePID)219859483
Product Key Features
Book TitleSpool of Blue Thread : a Novel
Number of Pages368 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2016
TopicSagas, Family Life, Literary
GenreFiction
AuthorAnne Tyler
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.8 in
Item Weight9.2 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
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SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clock Dance comes the story of four generations unfolding in and around the lovingly worn house that has always been the Whitshank family's anchor. * MAN BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE "Absorbing and deeply satisfying." -- Entertainment Weekly "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon ..." This is how Abby Whitshank always describes the day she fell in love with Red in July 1959. From Red's parents, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to the grandchildren carrying the Whitshank legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, the Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate an indefinable kind of specialness, but like all families, their stories reveal only part of the picture: Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Clock Dance comes the story of four generations unfolding in and around the lovingly worn house that has always been the Whitshank family's anchor. - MAN BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE "Absorbing and deeply satisfying." -- Entertainment Weekly "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon ..." This is how Abby Whitshank always describes the day she fell in love with Red in July 1959. From Red's parents, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to the grandchildren carrying the Whitshank legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, the Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate an indefinable kind of specialness, but like all families, their stories reveal only part of the picture: Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon. . . . " This is how Abby Whitshank always describes the day she fell in love with Red in July 1959. The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate an indefinable kind of specialness, but like all families, their stories reveal only part of the picture: Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. From Red's parents, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to the grandchildren carrying the Whitshank legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, here are four generations of lives unfolding in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn house that has always been their anchor. NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY - NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY The Washington Post - NPR - Chicago Tribune - St. Louis Post-Dispatch - The Telegraph - BookPage
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- 13 Jul, 2017
Excellent insight
Anne Tyler presents the family in this novel with such insight. You start seeing your own family and friends in the different characters. The complicated dynamics of family over the generations is so revealing of the whole human experience. Thought provoking. Difficult to put down after starting.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 21 Apr, 2019
Great book & great price!
Anne Tyler is one of my favorite authors and this book is fabulous! Thank you!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 16 Nov, 2023
Wow!! All families share a strangeness within.
Only Anne Tyler can write about the intricacies of family. Enjoyed this book very much.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 20 Jan, 2018
Wasn’t the book for me.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 02 Feb, 2021
Good read
Enjoyable read about family dynamics following several generations.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
