A single thread : a novel / Tracy Chevalier.
From the bestselling author of "Girl with a Pearl Earring" comes an immersive, moving story of a woman crafting her own life at the dawn of the Second World War. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman." Violet finds support in a society of broderers - women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780525558248
- ISBN: 0525558241
- Physical Description: 321 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Viking, 2019.
- Copyright: ©2019.
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Subject: | Female friendship > Fiction. Needleworkers > Fiction. Women > England > Fiction. Great Britain > History > 20th century > Fiction. |
Genre: | Historical fiction. |
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Prince Rupert Library | Chev (Text) | 33294002060903 | Adult Fiction - Second Floor | Volume hold | Available | - |
Tracy Chevalier is the New York Times bestselling author of nine previous novels, including Girl with a Pearl Earring, which has been translated into forty-three languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she lives in London with her husband and son.