Threads of Life: A History of the World Through the Eye of a Needle

by Clare Hunter

Book Overview

"An astonishing feat, this patchwork of history, culture, and politics . . . takes us from Saxon England to colonized African tribes, Palestinian villages, rural China and the cramped homes of American slaves." ―Sunday Times (London)

Threads of Life is a chronicle of identity, protest, memory, power, and politics told through the stories of needlework. It's human history told from a new, surprising perspective.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1419747657
• ISBN13: 9781419747656
• Release Date: October 2020
• Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.3"