{"product_id":"a-single-thread-9780525558262","title":"A Single Thread","description":"\u003cb\u003eA buoyant tale about the path to acceptance and joy--beginning, like all journeys, with one brave step.--\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe best-selling novelist has done a masterful job of depicting the circumstances of a generation of women we seldom think about: the mothers, sisters, wives and fiances of men lost in World War I, whose job it was to remember those lost but not forgotten.--Associated Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA BEST BOOK OF 2019 with The New York Public Library \u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eGood Housekeeping \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eChicago Sun Time\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTIME\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003ePopSugar\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eThe New York Post\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eParade\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fianc , Violet Speedwell has become a surplus woman, one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so many young men. Yet Violet cannot reconcile herself to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eViolet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow. Told in Chevalier's glorious prose, \u003ci\u003eA Single Thread\u003c\/i\u003e is a timeless story of friendship, love, and a woman crafting her own life.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-11913308\"\u003eTracy Chevalier\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/06\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.30w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780525558262\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0525558268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC044000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC019000\"\u003eLiterary\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-FIC\"\u003eFiction\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-FIC014000\"\u003eHistorical | General\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTracy Chevalier\u003c\/b\u003e is the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling author of nine previous novels, including \u003ci\u003eGirl with a Pearl Earring\u003c\/i\u003e, which has been translated into thirty-nine languages and made into an Oscar-nominated film. Born and raised in Washington, DC, she lives in London with her husband and son.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42708378124525,"sku":"9780525558262","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_e3025a8d-85a8-494f-a3e4-7c48aa4c92c1.jpg?v=1650089894","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/a-single-thread-9780525558262","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}