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mdwinter 's review for:
A Single Thread
by Tracy Chevalier
Tracy Chevalier is an excellent writer - she manages to make the mundane (embroidery for example) absorbing and creates lively characters. I found the sexism that Violet faced throughout the book absolutely maddening and the concept of being a ‘surplus woman’ (and the judgement women received for it) revolting. I loved Gilda and Dorothy - their characters brought a lot to the story. I wasn’t much of a fan of any of the men in the novel but assume this was Chevalier’s intention. The ending was a bit predictable but other than that it was a pacy and gripping listen (borrowed from the library on audiobook).