Author: Reader's Companions Publisher: ISBN: 9781519237989 Category : Languages : en Pages : 30
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A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler | Digest & Review When Junior Whitshank built the house, he fell in love with it. After months on the construction site, thanks to a little bit of luck and trickery, he was finally able to buy it and make it a home for him and his family - fulfilling a long-time dream. Years went by and Junior and his wife grew old, the house becoming the life of their son, Redcliffe, who is now 70 years old. Together with his wife, Abby, they start to notice the toll that their age is taking on them as she starts to show symptoms of Alzheimer's and Red slowly loses his hearing. Luckily for them, their grown up children decide to come back home to take care of them. With so many people under one roof, it's bound to take some time before everyone learns how to get used to this new situation. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: * A digest of the A Spool of Blue Thread * Content for your book club or other group event. * Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know * The book's impact and its important to read * And more! What other readers are saying: "You can read it before you read the novel or after you read it as a supplement to the actual book." "Very concise and helpful for our Book Club." "It is full of story information, interesting facts about the novel and the author as well." "This overview gave me an idea of what the book covers. From it, I have been able to decide whether or not to purchase the book." "The Digest helped clarify the historical background. Beautifully written and deeply moving." Our promise: Reader's Companions bring you immaculate study materials on literature at exceptionally low prices that do not compromise on quality. These are supplementary materials and does not contain any text or summary of the book. 100% satisfaction guaranteed.
Author: Publisher: ISBN: 9781310627637 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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In Anne Tyler's most recent book, a family is created consisting of quirky, candid characters. The family, the Whitshanks, are of the belief that they are more contented and closer to each other than other families. However, Tyler reveals to her readers how the Whitshank's beliefs are somewhat true; but yet false in others ways in the concluding aspects of her book.The book's core is based upon the manner in which family expresses love and does not express love to one another; as well as how the same patterns reappear from one generation to the next generation. Readers also learn that the Whitshanks, though unique, are truly ordinary, like all families.Anne Tyler is as brilliant and captivating as in the books she had previously written. Her easy-going character expansion, unemotional depiction of family life, and her vivid understanding of the psychology of parents and children, all combine to create lasting, breath-taking book.This Analysis fills the gap, making you understand more while enhancing your reading experience.Summary of A Spool of Blue Thread Includes: Book Review Story Analysis Highlights of Elements many Readers may have missed Key Character Analysis Discussion of Themes, Symbols and Key Takeaways Chapter by Chapter Breakdown of Entire BookTyler is an expert of the multi-generational family book filled with lost, peculiar characters; though, it will be interesting to see Tyler write an entirely different style of book. Although the writing is insightful, it is not quite fascinating. Dramatic instances are lost in aspects filled with slightly weak images of living. However, this becomes less of an issue in the second portion of the book, where Whitshank secrecies are manifested. Book Review PlotAnalysis Key Character Analysis Discussion of Themes Chapter by Chapter Breakdown of Entire Book Highlights of Elements many Readers may have missedAbout the AuthorThe Ant Hive reads every chapter, extracts the understanding and leaves you with a new perspective and time to spare. We do the work so you can understand the book in minutes, not hours.
Author: Anne Tyler Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0525521232 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 268
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A novel of self-discovery and second chances from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author—Willa Drake has had three opportunities to start her life over: in 1967, as a schoolgirl whose mother has suddenly disappeared; in 1977, when considering a marriage proposal; and in 1997, as a young widow trying to hold her family together. So she is surprised when in 2017 she is given one last chance to change everything, after receiving a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to help a young woman she's never met. This impulsive decision, maybe the first one she’s consciously made in her life, will lead Willa into uncharted territory—surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she finds solace and fulfillment in unexpected places. A bewitching novel of hope and transformation, Clock Dance gives us Anne Tyler at the height of her powers.
Author: Anne Tyler Publisher: Vintage ISBN: 0525658424 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 177
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • BOOKER PRIZE NOMINEE • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a sparkling novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection. Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore apartment building, cautious to a fault behind the steering wheel, he seems content leading a steady, circumscribed life. But one day his routines are blown apart when his woman friend (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a "girlfriend") tells him she's facing eviction, and a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son. These surprises, and the ways they throw Micah's meticulously organized life off-kilter, risk changing him forever. An intimate look into the heart and mind of a man who finds those around him just out of reach, and a funny, joyful, deeply compassionate story about seeing the world through new eyes, Redhead by the Side of the Road is a triumph, filled with Anne Tyler's signature wit and gimlet-eyed observation.
Author: M.J Hyland Publisher: Canongate Books ISBN: 1847673627 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 337
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Ireland, 1971, John Egan is a misfit, 'a twelve year old in the body of a grown man with the voice of a giant who insists on the ridiculous truth'. With an obsession for the Guinness Book of Records and faith in his ability to detect when adults are lying, John remains hopeful despite the unfortunate cards life deals him. During one year in John's life, from his voice breaking, through the breaking-up of his home life, to the near collapse of his sanity, we witness the gradual unsticking of John's mind, and the trouble that creates for him and his family.
Author: Wm. Paul Young Publisher: Windblown Media ISBN: 1455523046 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 393
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The powerful story found in The Shack written by Wm. Paul Young stole the hearts of millions and rocketed to fame by word-of-mouth, making it a phenomenon in publishing history. Now, The Shack: Reflections for Every Day of the Year provides an opportunity for you to go back to the shack with Papa, Sarayu, and Jesus. This 365 day devotional selects meaningful quotes from The Shack and adds prayers writer by W. Paul Young to inspire, encourage, and uplift you every day of the year.
Author: Jennifer Jaynes Publisher: Thomas & Mercer ISBN: 9781477821916 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 0
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When a young woman vanishes without a trace, the residents of rural Grand Trespass, Louisiana, begin to regard each other with suspicion even as a killer hides quietly in their midst.
Author: Orison Swett Marden Publisher: ISBN: Category : Self-realization Languages : en Pages : 650
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"The book tells how men and women have seized common occasions and made them great; it tells of those of average ability who have succeeded by the use of ordinary means, by dint of indomitable will and inflexible purpose. It tells how poverty and hardship have rocked the cradle of the giants of the race. The book points out that most people do not utilize a large part of their effort because their mental attitude does not correspond with their endeavor, so that although working for one thing, they are really expecting something else; and it is what we expect that we tend to get."--Manybooks website
Author: M. J. Rose Publisher: Macmillan + ORM ISBN: 1250241332 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 296
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One City. One Movement. A World of Stories. Stories from Suffragette City is a collection of short stories that all take place on a single day: October 23, 1915. It’s the day when tens of thousands of women marched up Fifth Avenue, demanding the right to vote in New York City. Thirteen of today's bestselling authors have taken this moment as inspiration to raise the voices of history and breathe fresh life into their struggles and triumphs. The characters depicted here, some well-known, others unfamiliar, each inspire and reinvigorate the power of democracy. We follow a young woman who is swept up in the protests when all she expected was to come sell her apples in the city. We see Alva Vanderbilt as her white-gloved sensibility is transformed over the course of the single fateful day. Ida B. Wells battles for racial justice in the women's suffrage movement so that every woman's voice can be heard. Each story stands on its own, but together Stories From Suffragette City becomes a symphony, painting a portrait of a country looking for a fight and ever restless for progress and equality. With an introduction by Kristin Hannah and stories from: Lisa Wingate M.J. Rose Steve Berry Paula McLain Katherine J. Chen Christina Baker Kline Jamie Ford Dolen Perkins-Valdez Megan Chance Alyson Richman Chris Bohjalian and Fiona Davis
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