Yet he finds himself returning home repeatedly, as if he can’t quite detach himself from the ‘thread’ that keeps him tied to his family. Denny Whitshank is a typically rebellious teenager, anxious to break out of the confines of his home. The dependence the Whitshank family have on one other is woven deeply in the family and the text, even subconsciously for some of the characters. One of the values I gained from this novel was the value of family. The fact that the story begins with emphasis on a ‘normal’ family shows that there is, in fact, no such thing. This beautifully written novel gently enthrals, coaxing the reader to wonder about the story behind each wonderfully individual character. A Spool of Blue Thread cracks open a window to peer into the sprawling, diverse lives of a ‘regular’ family.
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