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From the globally bestselling author of Girl with a Pearl Earring
It is 1932, and the losses of the First World War are still keenly felt. Violet Speedwell, mourning for both her fiancé and her brother and regarded by society as a ‘surplus woman’ unlikely to marry, resolves to escape her suffocating mother and strike out alone.
A new life awaits her in Winchester. Yes, it is one of draughty boarding-houses and sidelong glances at her naked ring finger from younger colleagues; but it is also a life gleaming with independence and opportunity. Violet falls in with the broderers, a disparate group of women charged with embroidering kneelers for the Cathedral, and is soon entwined in their lives and their secrets. As the almost unthinkable threat of a second Great War appears on the horizon Violet collects a few secrets of her own that could just change everything…
Warm, vivid and beautifully orchestrated, A Single Thread reveals one of our finest modern writers at the peak of her powers.
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A Single Thread: Dazzling new fiction from the globally bestselling author of Girl With A Pearl Earring
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING Bittersweet dazzling Guardian Deeply pleasurable the ending made me cry The Times Told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity Penelope Lively 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. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR009990746
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Paperback. Condition: Good. FROM THE GLOBALLY BESTSELLING AUTHOR OF GIRL WITH A PEARL EARRING Bittersweet dazzling Guardian Deeply pleasurable the ending made me cry The Times Told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity Penelope Lively 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. The book has been read but remains in clean condition. All pages are intact and the cover is intact. Some minor wear to the spine. Seller Inventory # GOR010094763
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