{"id":844,"date":"2015-12-08T01:13:03","date_gmt":"2015-12-07T19:43:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/fableandi.com\/?p=844"},"modified":"2020-02-22T19:55:05","modified_gmt":"2020-02-22T14:25:05","slug":"book-review-a-spool-of-blue-thread-by-anne-tyler","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thebooksatchel.com\/book-review-a-spool-of-blue-thread-by-anne-tyler\/","title":{"rendered":"Book Review: A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler"},"content":{"rendered":"
A Spool of Blue Thread <\/em> has a very simple storyline; the everyday joy and rifts that occur within the lives of an ordinary white, middle-class Baltimore family. The Whitshanks are a dysfunctional family like most ordinary families \u2014 chained in family bonds and sprinkled with disagreements. Anne Tyler explores the family history and discordant relationships in three generations of the family.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n As we get introduced to different members of the family, we meet Abby, the over sympathetic and patronizing mother who adores social work and even invites less fortunate people to family dinners much to the dismay of her children and the husband, Red, who seems to have more regard for his youngest son Stem than the others. Weaved into this is the story of their children and the unknown damages parents do to them while bringing them up. Often you find the same story in different points of view that makes you appreciate how different each person\u2019s perception of the same turn of events is. One such incident is Abby being bowled over by the love story of her in-laws when Red\u2019s mother narrates it to her. As we read further, we see a completely different story in the mind of Red\u2019s father. There are guarded secrets and unguarded scenarios that chisel the family into what it is today.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n