![]() ![]() 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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