A spool of blue thread review7/3/2023 Red’s father built the house where almost all the action takes place. It’s a book about love, family, children, and the way in which we are drawn and repelled by our feeling of belonging or not belonging.īut perhaps most of all, it’s a book about a house. They family are quirky, awkward, loving and hilarious, each a well drawn character in their own right. It centers around the Whitshank family, Abby and her husband Red, and their four children, spooling back to take in the lives of Red’s parents. If you you know that film, you’ll understand some of the tone of this book. If you read my movie blog, you’ll perhaps have read my review of the film adaptation of her book The Accidental Tourist, which I loved. This was the first Anne Tyler that I’ve read, which is pretty crazy considering how often she’s recommended to me, and I’m very happy to recommend her to you.
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