A spool of blue thread [large print] : a novel / Anne Tyler.
"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.
Record details
- ISBN: 0804194726
- ISBN: 9780804194723
- ISBN: 9781628441857
- Physical Description: 549 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2015]
- Copyright: ©2015
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Available copies
- 28 of 30 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 2 of 3 copies available at Rockingham County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 30 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison-Mayodan Public Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554009355354 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Reidsville Library | LP Fic (Text) | 31554009355362 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Checked out | 03/22/2024 |
| Rockingham Outreach | LP Fic (Text) | 31554009355867 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
