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Name: Spool of Blue Thread
Rating: 3 (2 reviews)
Author: Anne Tyler

Spool of Blue Thread follows the Whitshank family across three generations, chronicling their lives, relationships, and the secrets that bind them. As mother Abby and her husband Red age, the family must decide how to care for them and what to do with the home built by Red’s father. The novel blends humor, compassion, and lyrical insight to explore the enduring rhythms of family life and the choices that shape it.

First publish date: 2015

Genre: Family & Domestic Fiction/Family Saga

Authors: Anne Tyler

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