Now in her 70s, time and its inexorable ravages have become more central to her work, pushing aside her earlier preoccupations with living the wrong life, or with the rub between the benefits of intimacy and the desire for freedom. And family life is always a long haul in Tyler's novels. Once again, her focus is on the relationships between various members of a Baltimore family - spouses, parents and children, siblings and in-laws - as they evolve over the long haul. You read, instead, for the cozy mildness, the comfort of sinking into each new warmhearted, gently wry book.Ī Spool of Blue Thread, Tyler's 20th novel, wears its domesticity proudly on its sleeve (or make that jacket). You don't read Anne Tyler to have your worldview expanded, or to be kept awake at night anxiously turning pages. Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title A Spool of Blue Thread Author Anne Tyler
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