Praise for A Single Thread: 'A well-woven story of love . Chevalier has such a sure eye for details, whether she is describing the loveliness of the cathedral or the dismal interior of a 1930s boarding house. Reading this is deeply pleasurable' The Times 'Writing with quiet but devastating empathy, Tracy Chevalier pinpoints Violet's predicament as a single woman, her unexpected emotional crisis and her struggle to give her life depth and meaning. I loved it' Daily Mail 'I enjoyed A Single Thread enormously. Tracy Chevalier wonderfully evokes the social climate of the nineteen thirties - this is the intriguing story of a young woman facing the conventions and prejudices of the day, told with a wealth of detail and narrative intensity' Penelope Lively 'Tracy Chevalier's quietly moving story of a woman finding freedom in the 1930s is a gem' Stylist 'Evocative and beautifully written' Sunday Express S Magazine 'I loved it. So compelling and warm and subtle, and very moving' Bridget Collins, author of The Binding 'Evocative, beautifully written' Daily Mirror 'Beautifully written . utterly immersive' Red 'Atmospheric . wonderful' Good Housekeeping 'I loved it! Enchanting and full of hope.
Absolutely needed in this political climate' Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions 'A fierce and moving book about the great courage of a small life' Sadie Jones 'A deceptively quiet, deeply touching novel. Like a 20th-century Jane Austen, Chevalier draws you in with a careful, beautiful, thread, leading to new and different kinds of happiness for women to whom historical circumstance and parochial mores have not been kind' Louisa Young, author of You Left Early and My Dear I Wanted to Tell You 'In these days and in this author's hands, all love is sacred. A compelling portrait of women not lost but thriving against the odds' Kirkus Reviews e and beautifully written' Sunday Express S Magazine 'I loved it. So compelling and warm and subtle, and very moving' Bridget Collins, author of The Binding 'Evocative, beautifully written' Daily Mirror 'Beautifully written . utterly immersive' Red 'Atmospheric . wonderful' Good Housekeeping 'I loved it! Enchanting and full of hope. Absolutely needed in this political climate' Laura Purcell, author of The Silent Companions 'A fierce and moving book about the great courage of a small life' Sadie Jones 'A deceptively quiet, deeply touching novel. Like a 20th-century Jane Austen, Chevalier draws you in with a careful, beautiful, thread, leading to new and different kinds of happiness for women to whom historical circumstance and parochial mores have not been kind' Louisa Young, author of You Left Early and My Dear I Wanted to Tell You 'In these days and in this author's hands, all love is sacred.
A compelling portrait of women not lost but thriving against the odds' Kirkus Reviews Left Early and My Dear I Wanted to Tell You 'In these days and in this author's hands, all love is sacred. A compelling portrait of women not lost but thriving against the odds' Kirkus Reviews.