A Single Thread
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A buoyant tale about the path to acceptance and joy--beginning, like all journeys, with one brave step.--People The best-selling novelist has done a masterful job of depicting the circumstances of a generation of women we seldom think about: the mothers, sisters, wives and fiances of men lost in World War I, whose job it was to remember those lost but not forgotten.--Associated Press A BEST BOOK OF 2019 with The New York Public Library USA TODAY Real Simple Good Housekeeping Chicago Sun Time TIME PopSugar The New York Post Parade 1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fianc , Violet Speedwell has become a surplus woman, one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow. Told in Chevalier's glorious prose, A Single Thread is a timeless story of friendship, love, and a woman crafting her own life.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0525558241
ISBN13:9780525558248
Release Date:September 2019
Publisher:Viking
Length:336 Pages
Weight:1.24 lbs.
Dimensions:1.3" x 6.0" x 9.1"
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
could have been better
Published by CSalmon , 11 months ago
I've read most of Tracy's work and enjoy her writing style, but this was not my favorite. While I enjoyed learning about cathedrals, bell ringing, and broderers, I did not really like any of the characters or their relationships.
An empathic and charming story about small town post war women who embroider kneeling cushions for a
Published by Carrie Dike , 1 year ago
This story made me want to visit cathedrals and look at kneeling cushion designs. How scary to lose a husband or fiancé or brother in war and have to financially survive alone, let alone live with the moral judgements of single women in the 1930s in small town England.
A very different reading experience from Girl with a Pearl Earring.
Published by Molly Peterson , 3 years ago
I felt the story and writing was disjointed and the character development didn’t come to life. I couldn’t believe it was the same author.
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