A Spool of Blue Thread
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A Spool of Blue Thread is a contemporary family saga novel by Anne Tyler that traces several generations of the Whitshank family in Baltimore, exploring memory, identity, and the quiet tensions of domestic life.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Spool of Blue Thread canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
family saga novel
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literary work ⓘ novel ⓘ |
| author | Anne Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| coverArtist | Alfred A. Knopf design department NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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domestic fiction ⓘ family saga ⓘ |
| hasMediaType |
audiobook
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ebook ⓘ hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ print ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
everyday life
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marriage ⓘ middle-class American family ⓘ parent–child relationships ⓘ siblings ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 21st-century literature ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abby Whitshank
NERFINISHED
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Denny Whitshank NERFINISHED ⓘ Red Whitshank NERFINISHED ⓘ Stem Whitshank NERFINISHED ⓘ Whitshank family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
domestic life
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family relationships ⓘ identity ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | 2015 Man Booker Prize for Fiction NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor | detailed portrayal of ordinary family life ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2015 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| setIn |
Baltimore
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Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| shortlistedFor | 2015 Man Booker Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | multi-generational narrative ⓘ |
| theme |
aging
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belonging ⓘ family secrets ⓘ home ⓘ intergenerational conflict ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered | multiple generations of the Whitshank family ⓘ |
| workInAuthorCorpus | late-career novel by Anne Tyler ⓘ |
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