A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER | SHORTLISTED FOR THE MAN BOOKER PRIZE | NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY PEOPLE AND USA TODAY The Whitshanks are one of those families that radiate an indefinable kind of specialness, but like all families, their stories reveal only part of the picture: Abby and Red and their four grown children have accumulated not only tender moments, laughter, and celebrations, but also jealousies, disappointments, and carefully guarded secrets. From Red’s parents, newly arrived in Baltimore in the 1920s, to the grandchildren carrying the Whitshank legacy boisterously into the twenty-first century, here are four generations of lives unfolding in and around the sprawling, lovingly worn house that has always been their anchor. ---Amazon “An act of literary enchantment . . . [Anne] Tyler remains among the best chroniclers of family life this country has ever produced.” ---The Washington Post
Moderator: Tina Maura, Reference Librarian
11:30 - 12:00 - Book Chatter
This is a brown-bag lunch event. Bring your own lunch or purchase lunch before you arrive from any downtown merchant.
This event is free and open to Friends members and the public. All are welcome.
