A Single Thread - Hardcover

Chevalier, Tracy

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0525558241 ISBN 13: 9780525558248

Verlag: VIKING HARDCOVER, 2019

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Praise for A Single Thread

"A buoyant tale about the path to acceptance and joy--beginning, like all journeys, with one brave step."--People

"In times of grave discomfort, Tracy Chevalier offers a welcome respite...with manners and chortle-inducing humor that would make Jane Austen proud."--USA Today

"The best-selling novelist has done a masterful job of depicting the circumstances of a generation of women we seldom think about: the mothers, sisters, wives and fiances of men lost in World War I, whose job it was to remember those lost but not forgotten."--Associated Press

"A compelling portrait of women not lost but thriving against the odds."--Kirkus Reviews

"A well-woven story of love...reading this is deeply pleasurable and the ending made me cry."--The Times UK

"Chevalier excels at detailing the creative process, humanizing historical figures and capturing everyday life."--Publishers Weekly

"Tracy Chevalier once again proves herself a reflective and generous crafter of smart, thoughtful popular fiction."--Newsday.com

"Set in the 1930s, Chevalier's new novel follows a woman whose fiance died in Wold War I and who finds a sense of community among the guild of needlewomen embroidering kneelers for the pews at one of Britain's great cathedrals." --New York Times Book Review

Praise for Tracy Chevalier:

"Chevalier is a master at foregrounding the small, dramatic stories of overlooked people from the past." --Geraldine Brooks, author of The Secret Chord

"A master of voices." --The New York Times Book Review

"Chevalier's ringing prose is as radiantly efficient as well-tended silver." --Entertainment Weekly

"Chevalier's signature talent lies in bringing alive the ordinary day-to-dayness of the past." --Elle

Praise for At The Edge of the Orchard

"Sometimes, a book comes along that somehow ticks all the boxes. This is one of those books: The voices are rich and individual; the attention to detail impressive; the scent of apples, damp earth, and pines runs potently through the whole. A joy." --Joanne Harris, author of Chocolat

"With impeccable research and flawless prose, Chevalier perfectly conjures the grandeur of the pristine Wild West Robert encounters, the bawdiness of the period, and the commanding needs of the everyday adventurers--male and female-- who were bold enough or foolish enough to be drawn to the unknown. She crafts for us an excellent experience."--USA Today

"Excellently researched . . . brings to life a seminal chapter in American history. . . . A compelling look at what was lost and gained in westward expansion." --People

"Chevalier's research is painstakingly detailed without weighing down the story . . . Chevalier has created a patchwork of stories . . . together they form a picture of lives wrested from an unforgiving land, but with a promise of renewal." --The Guardian

Reseña del editor:

"A buoyant tale about the path to acceptance and joy--beginning, like all journeys, with one brave step."--People

An immersive, moving story of a woman coming into her own at the dawn of the Second World War, from internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier

Most Anticipated Books of Fall 2019 (TIME) | Best Books of Fall (PopSugar) | 5 Books Not To Miss (USA TODAY) | 50 Best Books of the Year (GOOD HOUSEKEEPING) | One of the New York Post's Fall Novels Everyone's Talking About

1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers.

Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow. Told in Chevalier's glorious prose, A Single Thread is a timeless story of friendship, love, and a woman crafting her own life.

• Verlag: VIKING HARDCOVER
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2019
• ISBN 10: 0525558241
• ISBN 13: 9780525558248
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 336