A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier

A Single Thread

Tracy Chevalier with Fenella Woolgar (Narrator)

10 hours, 51 minutes • first pub 2019 (editions) user-added

fiction historical tense slow-paced
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Description

1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, 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...

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Community Reviews

3.65
based on 2,468 reviews

Moods

reflective: 62%

emotional: 57%

hopeful: 38%

informative: 30%

sad: 28%

inspiring: 20%

lighthearted: 17%

relaxing: 17%

tense: 6%

adventurous: 5%

challenging: 4%

dark: 2%

mysterious: 2%

funny: 1%

Pace

5% of readers chose fast
39% of readers chose medium
55% of readers chose slow
fast
medium
slow

Plot or character driven?

4% of readers chose Plot
18% of readers chose A mix
76% of readers chose Character
Plot
A mix
Character

Strong character development?

70% of readers chose Yes
14% of readers chose Complicated
14% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Loveable characters?

64% of readers chose Yes
19% of readers chose Complicated
15% of readers chose No
Yes
Complicated
No

Diverse cast of characters?

26% of readers chose Yes
15% of readers chose Complicated
56% of readers chose No
1% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

Flaws of characters a main focus?

46% of readers chose Yes
16% of readers chose Complicated
31% of readers chose No
4% of readers chose N/A
Yes
Complicated
No
N/A

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