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The Resource A single thread, Tracy Chevalier

A single thread, Tracy Chevalier

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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 to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
9 audio discs (approximately 11 hours)
Note
Compact discs
Isbn
9780593149164
Instance
Label
A single thread
Title
A single thread
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Tracy Chevalier
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Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
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 to a life spent caring for her grieving, embittered mother. After countless meals of boiled eggs and dry toast, she saves enough to move out of her mother's place and into the town of Winchester, home to one of England's grandest cathedrals. There, Violet is drawn into a society of broderers--women who embroider kneelers for the Cathedral, carrying on a centuries-long tradition of bringing comfort to worshippers. Violet finds support and community in the group, fulfillment in the work they create, and even a growing friendship with the vivacious Gilda. But when forces threaten her new independence and another war appears on the horizon, Violet must fight to put down roots in a place where women aren't expected to grow
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BYV
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Chevalier, Tracy
Dewey number
813/.54
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PS3553.H4367
LC item number
S55 2019ab
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Read by Fenella Woolgar
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Woolgar, Fenella
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  • Single women
  • Grief
  • Female friendship
  • Needleworkers
  • Self-realization in women
  • Nineteen thirties
  • Needleworkers
  • Women
  • Friendship
  • Lesbians
  • Single women
  • Winchester (England)
  • Great Britain
  • Great Britain
  • Winchester (England)
  • England
  • Great Britain
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not applicable
Label
A single thread, Tracy Chevalier
Instantiates
Publication
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Compact discs
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1101659413
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
9 audio discs (approximately 11 hours)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780593149164
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9780593149164
Other physical details
digital, CD audio
Publisher number
PRHA 9095
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
Stock number
  • 60d9ds
  • 40d9ds
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
A single thread, Tracy Chevalier
Publication
Note
Compact discs
Capture and storage technique
digital storage
Carrier category
audio disc
Carrier category code
  • sd
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Configuration of playback channels
stereophonic
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1101659413
Dimensions
4 3/4 in.
Dimensions
  • 4 3/4 in.
  • 4 3/4 in. or 12 cm. diameter
Edition
Unabridged.
Extent
9 audio discs (approximately 11 hours)
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9780593149164
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
mass produced
Kind of material
plastic with metal
Media category
audio
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
Other control number
9780593149164
Other physical details
digital, CD audio
Publisher number
PRHA 9095
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
sound disc
Speed
1.4m. per second (discs)
Stock number
  • 60d9ds
  • 40d9ds
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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