The Resource A spool of blue thread : a novel, Anne Tyler
A spool of blue thread : a novel, Anne Tyler
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The item A spool of blue thread : a novel, Anne Tyler represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Delaware County District Library.
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- Summary
- "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two sons, their grandchildren, even their faithful old dog--is on the porch, listening contentedly as Abby tells the tale they have heard so many times before. And yet this gathering is different too: Abby and Red are growing older, and decisions must be made about how best to look after them, and the fate of the house so lovingly built by Red's father. Brimming with the luminous insight, humor, and compassion that are Anne Tyler's hallmarks, this capacious novel takes us across three generations of the Whitshanks, their shared stories and long-held secrets, all the unguarded and richly lived moments that combine to define who and what they are as a family
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 549 p. (large print)
- Isbn
- 9780804194723
- Label
- A spool of blue thread : a novel
- Title
- A spool of blue thread
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Anne Tyler
- Subject
-
- trueDomestic fiction
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Fiction
- trueSeniors
- Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction
- trueHouses
- trueFamily relationships
- Storytelling -- Fiction
- Grandparents -- Fiction
- Grandparent and child -- Fiction
- Older people -- Fiction
- trueGentle reads
- trueSecrets
- Large type books
- Married people -- Fiction
- trueReminiscing in old age
- Families -- Fiction
- Domestic fiction
- Reminiscing -- Fiction
- trueDecision-making
- trueFamilies
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon." This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two sons, their grandchildren, even their faithful old dog--is on the porch, listening contentedly as Abby tells the tale they have heard so many times before. And yet this gathering is different too: Abby and Red are growing older, and decisions must be made about how best to look after them, and the fate of the house so lovingly built by Red's father. Brimming with the luminous insight, humor, and compassion that are Anne Tyler's hallmarks, this capacious novel takes us across three generations of the Whitshanks, their shared stories and long-held secrets, all the unguarded and richly lived moments that combine to define who and what they are as a family
- Summary
- A Baltimore family gathers on the porch to talk about their lives in the past, present and future
- Award
-
- LibraryReads Favorites, 2015.
- Library Journal Best Books, 2015.
- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2015.
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10392552
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tyler, Anne
- Dewey number
- 813.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3570.Y45
- LC item number
- C59 2015b
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Reminiscing
- Grandparent and child
- Reminiscing in old age
- Grandparents
- Families
- Married people
- Older people
- Storytelling
- Baltimore (Md.)
- Target audience
- general
- Label
- A spool of blue thread : a novel, Anne Tyler
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 549 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780804194723
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Note
- MPL copy provided by a Union County Senior Services grant.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)885228496
- Label
- A spool of blue thread : a novel, Anne Tyler
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Edition
- Large print edition.
- Extent
- 549 p. (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780804194723
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Note
- MPL copy provided by a Union County Senior Services grant.
- System control number
- (OCoLC)885228496
Subject
- Baltimore (Md.) -- Fiction
- trueDecision-making
- trueDomestic fiction
- Domestic fiction
- trueFamilies
- Families -- Fiction
- trueFamily relationships
- trueGentle reads
- Grandparent and child -- Fiction
- Grandparents -- Fiction
- trueHouses
- Large type books
- Married people -- Fiction
- Older people -- Fiction
- Reminiscing -- Fiction
- trueReminiscing in old age
- Reminiscing in old age -- Fiction
- trueSecrets
- trueSeniors
- Storytelling -- Fiction
Genre
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2015
- trueFor Fans of This Is Us
- trueLibrary Journal Best Books: 2015
- trueLibraryReads Favorites: 2015
- trueRecommended by Danielle Borasky
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
Writing style Writing style terms tell us how a book is written, from the complexity of the language to the level of the detail in the background.
Character Only applied to fiction books, character appeal is especially for those readers who love books *because* of the characters.
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