For that, you need to go back, at least three generations.Īs usual, Tyler builds her story around ordinary people, the types that have sigh-inducing flaws that both endear and annoy. However, there is more, and to understand this family fully, looking at them today isn’t enough. Denny was married as well and has a daughter, but no one is sure if the girl is biologically his, and he’s not living with her mother anymore. Stem, Amanda and Jeannie are married with children of their own. They informally adopted Douglas, the boy they call Stem. Well, actually, only three of them are theirs. They live in the home that Red’s father built on Bouton Road in Baltimore. Book Review for “A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler.Īnne Tyler’s 20th novel is all about the Whitshank family, starting with Abby and Red.
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