A spool of blue thread7/7/2023 As you read along you can actually feel yourself in the house on Boulton Road. The fact that Junior Whitshank desired and eventually was able to purchase the beloved house plays out the pivotal theme throughout the novel. This is a multi-generational story of a family on many different levels. I felt it answered many questions on how their story began and how the thread of their lives unraveled throughout the years.Ī central “character” in the novel is actually the “house” which was the heart and soul of the Whitshank family. You could say she writes in a rambling prose throughout the book in revealing the characters to the readers as she goes. The spool of blue thread plays an integral role at the end of the book and it is the perfect title for the ongoing narration by Anne Tyler. The novel A Spool Of Blue Thread weaves the story of the Whitshank family through the years of their lives pieced together through the smiles and tears and the memories. What do we all expect of life… love, joy, sorrow, happiness, disappointments, regrets, new opportunities, peace? I believe all families, large and small, could say truer words were never spoken. These are the words on a plaque I have had hanging in my kitchen for many many years. A Spool of Blue Thread: Book Review by Arlene
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