Book Review - A Single Thread

A Single Thread: A Novel by Tracy Chevalier Violet Speedwell is trying to find her place in post World War I England. Her fiancé was killed in battle and she is destined to a life of spinsterhood (what a dreadful word!) since so many men were killed in the war. Instead of living with her difficult mother she takes a typing job in a nearby town in an attempt to have some kind of life of her own. She manages to do this and bumps up against the social and moral norms of the times. While not one of Chevalier’s most powerful novels, I found the description of bell ringing and the borderers, an embroidery guild, fascinating. The author’s descriptions of rural England puts the reader squarely in the time and place. Carol Lloyd is the Director of the Churchill County Library. She once went to the market village of Helmsley on Northern Yorkshire and had the opportunity to tour the bell tower and watch the ringing of the bells at the Church of all Saints.   Public meetings this week: school board and planning commission click here for agendas Never miss a meeting or community event – keep an eye on the community calendar at https://www.thefallonpost.org/events/ If you like what we’re doing, please support our effort to provide local, independent news and contribute to The Fallon Post, your online news source for all things Fallon.