Anne Tyler’s domestic saga paints a vivid portrait of the Whitshank family, and reveals the ways in which our everyday lives are far more complex than they appear on the surface
A Spool of Blue Thread
Written by Anne Tyler
- Shortlisted
- The Man Booker Prize 2015
- Published by Chatto & Windus
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Anne Tyler’s narrative spools back through three generations of Whitshanks, revealing the events, secrets and unguarded moments that shape a family
The whole family are on the porch, relaxed, half-listening as their mother tells the same tale they have heard so many times before. And yet this gathering is different. Abby and Red are getting older, and decisions must be made about how best to look after them and their beloved family home. They’ve all come, even Denny, who can usually be relied on only to please himself.
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Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than 20 novels
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