![]() ![]() ![]() This sense of pride goes back to Junior, who worked his way out of poverty to head his own construction business and own a custom-designed house with an enviable front porch in an upscale neighborhood. None of them was famous, exceptionally intelligent or good looking, yet they think they are part of a special family. “There was nothing remarkable about the Whitshanks,” writes Tyler. It is both a home for the family and a symbol of their identity. Built in the 1930s by family patriarch Junior Whitshank, the house has been passed down to his son and daughter-in-law, Red and Abby. The story centers on the middle class Whitshank family and many of the big and small events that occur over the decades within the walls of their hand-crafted house. It could take place in almost any city in America. Her fans will find much to celebrate in A Spool of Blue Thread.īest-selling author Anne Tyler’s 20th novel is set in the city of Baltimore, the locale for many of her previous books. ![]() Pulitzer Prize-winning American novelist Anne Tyler has been compared to Eudora Welty and Jane Austen for her descriptions of odd characters and the ordinary events that occur within families. ![]()
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