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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instanceOf family saga novel
literary work
novel
author Anne Tyler NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Alfred A. Knopf design department NERFINISHED
genre contemporary fiction
domestic fiction
family saga
hasMediaType audiobook
ebook
hardcover
paperback
print
hasSubject everyday life
marriage
middle-class American family
parent–child relationships
siblings
literaryPeriod 21st-century literature
mainCharacter Abby Whitshank NERFINISHED
Denny Whitshank NERFINISHED
Red Whitshank NERFINISHED
Stem Whitshank NERFINISHED
Whitshank family NERFINISHED
narrativeFocus domestic life
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 NERFINISHED
Maryland NERFINISHED
shortlistedFor 2015 Man Booker Prize NERFINISHED
structure multi-generational narrative
theme aging
belonging
family secrets
home
intergenerational conflict
timePeriodCovered multiple generations of the Whitshank family
workInAuthorCorpus late-career novel by Anne Tyler

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