In times of grave discomfort, Tracy Chevalier offers a welcome respite in her gentle new book of stitchery and manners, “A Single Thread” (Viking, 318 pp., ★★★½ out of four stars).

These men, especially Arthur, are key characters, but the focus of Chevalier's novel is the women who choose happiness over the protocol of their time. Sponsor Message The result: A Single Thread ...

Chevalier's new novel follows one of the generation of "surplus women," who lost their men in World War I and had to make new lives for themselves... Tracy Chevalier Says 'A Single Thread' Can ...

Our book for this month was A Single Thread by Tracy Chevalier. The book is historical fiction with the fictional main character ‘Violet Speedwell’, coming into contact with real people and ...

Tracy Chevalier’s 10th novel, A Single Thread, is narrated by Violet Speedwell, a fictional surplus woman of the time whose perspective allows us to understand the practical realities of her plight.

“A Single Thread” by Tracy Chevalier is a wonderful ... There are several issues presented by the author in the book. Violet is a strong woman who faced her challenges head-on.

A Single Thread, by Tracy Chevalier and published by HarperCollins Australia, is out now. From pre-war England to the heart of Holocaust Europe. Our Book of the Month for September is The ...

Now 38 and still single, she is living at home to care for ... she explores history in this novel through a skilful, evocative exploration of individual private life. At a time when some ...

Violet is the protagonist of Tracy Chevalier's new novel, A Single Thread. When we meet her in 1932, she's had enough of sitting at home, taking care of her grieving, difficult mother. She wants a ...