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A Single Thread Tracy Chevalier

A Single Thread By Tracy Chevalier

A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier


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A Single Thread Summary

A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING

'Bittersweet ... dazzling' Guardian

'Deeply pleasurable ... the ending made me cry' The Times

'Told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity' Penelope Lively

Violet is 38.

The First World War took everything from her. Her brother, her fiance - and her future. She is now considered a 'surplus woman'.

But Violet is also fiercely independent and determined. Escaping her suffocating mother, she moves to Winchester to start a new life -a change that will require courage, resilience and acts of quiet rebellion. And when whispers of another world war surface, she must live with a secret that could change everything...

A Single Thread Reviews

Praise for A Single Thread:

'Bittersweet ... dazzling' Guardian

'Tracy Chevalier shows once again her ability to illuminate ordinary lives and to pay attention to those most often ignored ... movingly examines hidden depths beneath quiet exteriors' Sunday Times

'Writing with quiet but devastating empathy, Tracy Chevalier pinpoints Violet's predicament as a single woman, her unexpected emotional crisis and her struggle to give her life depth and meaning. I loved it' Daily Mail

'A well-woven story of love ... Chevalier has such a sure eye for details, whether she is describing the loveliness of the cathedral or the dismal interior of a 1930s boarding house. Reading this is deeply pleasurable' The Times

'I enjoyed A Single Thread enormously. Tracy Chevalier wonderfully evokes the social climate of the nineteen thirties - this is the intriguing story of a young woman facing the conventions and prejudices of the day, told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity' Penelope Lively

'Tracy Chevalier's quietly moving story of a woman finding freedom in the 1930s is a gem' Stylist

'Evocative and beautifully written' Sunday Express S Magazine

'I loved it. So compelling and warm and subtle, and very moving' Bridget Collins, author of The Binding

'Evocative, beautifully written' Daily Mirror

'Beautifully written ... utterly immersive' Red

'Atmospheric ... wonderful' Good Housekeeping

'I loved it! Enchanting and full of hope. Absolutely needed in this political climate' Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions

'A fierce and moving book about the great courage of a small life' Sadie Jones

'It's a chance encounter that sets Violet on an unexpectedly rewarding path in this pleasant, leisurely paced novel' i Paper

'Absorbing, empathetic, poignant' Daily Mail

About Tracy Chevalier

Tracy Chevalier is the author of ten novels, including At the Edge of the Orchard, Remarkable Creatures and Girl with a Pearl Earring, an international bestseller that has sold over five million copies and won the Barnes and Noble Discover Award. Born in Washington DC, in 1984 she moved to London, where she lives with her husband and son.

Additional information

GOR010889490
9780008153847
0008153841
A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier
Used - Like New
Paperback
HarperCollins Publishers
2020-10-15
400
N/A
Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
The book has been read, but looks new. The book cover has no visible wear, and the dust jacket is included if applicable. No missing or damaged pages, no tears, possible very minimal creasing, no underlining or highlighting of text, and no writing in the margins

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