Violet is 38.
The First World War took everything from her. Her brother,her fiance - and her future. She is now considered a'surplus woman'.
But Violet is also fiercely independent and determined. Escaping her suffocating mother,she moves to Winchester to start a new life -a change that will require courage,resilience and acts of quiet rebellion. And when whispers of another world war surface,she must live with a secret that could change everything...
Publisher: HarperCollins PublishersISBN: 9780008153847Number of pages: 400Weight: 300 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 26 mm
MEDIA REVIEWS
'Bittersweet...dazzling'- Guardian
'Tracy Chevalier shows once again her ability to illuminate ordinary lives and to pay attention to those most often ignored...movingly examines hidden depths beneath quiet exteriors'- Sunday Times
'Writing with quiet but devastating empathy,Tracy Chevalier pinpoints Violet's predicament as a single woman,her unexpected emotional crisis and her struggle to give her life depth and meaning. I loved it'- Daily Mail
'A well-woven story of love...Chevalier has such a sure eye for details,whether she is describing the loveliness of the cathedral or the dismal interior of a 1930s boarding house. Reading this is deeply pleasurable'- The Times
'I enjoyed A Single Thread enormously. Tracy Chevalier wonderfully evokes the social climate of the nineteen thirties - this is the intriguing story of a young woman facing the conventions and prejudices of the day,told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity'- Penelope Lively
'Tracy Chevalier's quietly moving story of a woman finding freedom in the 1930s is a gem'- Stylist
'Evocative and beautifully written'- Sunday Express Magazine
'I loved it. So compelling and warm and subtle,and very moving'- Bridget Collins,author of The Binding
'Evocative,beautifully written'- Daily Mirror
'Beautifully written...utterly immersive'- Red
'Atmospheric...wonderful'- Good Housekeeping
'I loved it! Enchanting and full of hope. Absolutely needed in this political climate'- Laura Purcell,author of The Silent Companions
'A fierce and moving book about the great courage of a small life'- Sadie Jones
'It's a chance encounter that sets Violet on an unexpectedly rewarding path in this pleasant,leisurely paced novel'- i Paper
'Absorbing,empathetic,poignant'- Daily Mail
Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is an Anglo-American writer of historical fiction,best known for her 1999 novel Girl with a Pearl Earring. Her latest book,A Single Thread,is published in September 2019.
Visit the Tracy Chevalier author page
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