by Anne Tyler · DEBOLSILLO · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466340175
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Delve into the story of the Whitshank family, a middle-class American family based in Baltimore since 1920, in 'A Spool of Blue Thread' by Anne Tyler. At first glance, they radiate affection and solidarity, but like all families, they harbor secrets, jealousies, and disappointments. Over the years, Abby and Red, along with their four children, have accumulated moments of tenderness and happiness, but also deceptions that remain hidden. This novel explores how, beyond silences and death, family ties endure, even in the most imperfect families. A spool of blue thread can be the symbol that we are never alone. A work that excites with intelligence, humor and compassion, qualities that have consecrated Anne Tyler as one of the most beloved and respected authors of contemporary literature.
Anne Tyler is an American novelist, short story writer, and literary critic. She has published twenty-five novels, including Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982), The Accidental Tourist (1985), and Breathing Lessons (1988). All three were finalists for the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction, and Breathing Lessons won the prize in 1989. She has also won the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award. In 2012 she was awarded The Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. Tyler's twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize in 2015, and Redhead By the Side of the Road was longlisted for the same award in 2020.
