A Single Thread: A Novel

An immersive, shifting story of a girl coming into her personal on the daybreak of the Second World Warfare, from internationally bestselling writer Tracy Chevalier

1932. After the Nice Warfare took each her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has turn out to be a “surplus lady,” certainly one of a technology doomed to a lifetime of spinsterhood after the struggle killed so many younger males. But Violet can’t reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mom. After numerous meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves sufficient to maneuver out of her mom’s place and into the city of Winchester, dwelling to certainly one of England’s grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn right into a society of broderers–women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long custom of bringing consolation to worshippers.

Violet finds assist and group within the group, success within the work they create, and even a rising friendship with the vivacious Gilda. However when forces threaten her new independence and one other struggle seems on the horizon, Violet should struggle to place down roots in a spot the place ladies aren’t anticipated to develop. Advised in Chevalier’s superb prose, A Single Thread is a timeless story of friendship, love, and a girl crafting her personal life.

From the Writer

Writer ‏ : ‎ Penguin Books; Reprint version (October 6, 2020)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 336 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0525558268
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0525558262
Merchandise Weight ‏ : ‎ 9 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.7 x 8 inches