by Anne Tyler · Random House Uk · tapa blanda · ISBN 9781784701093
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In 'A Spool of Blue Thread', Anne Tyler presents the Whitshank family through three generations. Abby and Red, now older, face decisions about their future and that of their family home. The story goes back to their first meeting in 1959 and explores the events, secrets, and moments that define the Whitshanks. Through rivalries and tensions, the novel reflects the essence of family life, addressing universal themes such as hopes, fears, and interpersonal relationships.
Anne Tyler is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-five novels, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982), The Accidental Tourist (1985), and Breathing Lessons (1988). All three were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Breathing Lessons won the prize in 1989. She has also won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012 she was awarded The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. Tyler's twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2015, and Redhead By the Side of the Road was longlisted for the same award in 2020.
