A Single Thread

by Tracy Chevalier

Book Overview

An immersive, moving story of a woman coming into her own at the dawn of the Second World War, from internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier

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,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0525558268
• ISBN13: 9780525558262
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Penguin Adult Hc/Tr
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 0.58 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.0"

Customer Reviews

could have been better

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

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.

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.