After her husband divorces her, Evelyn Dixon packs her bags and heads across the country to open a quilt shop in a town she’s only visited once. She’s overworked and alone–trying a last ditch promotion to keep her store from going under–when she receives news that could change her life forever.
Abigail Burgess Wynne lives a comfortable life as town patroness, socially active but aloof. That is, until she’s given custody of her delinquent formerly estranged niece Liza. When Liza blackmails her aunt into attending Evelyn Dixon’s quilting event, Abigail’s isolated life changes course.
A Single Thread tells the story of the unlikely community formed when four women are brought together at a quilting event. Each woman’s life is changed by her interactions with the others.
A Single Thread is a well-written book–the plot is interesting, the characters strong–but the beauty of this book is in its depiction of community. Most novels use their characters like game pieces, manipulating them to fit the plot. In A Single Thread, the character’s interactions MAKE the plot as each woman grows through relationship with the others.
Rating: 4 stars
Category:Novel
Recommendation: A novel of the highest quality, I highly recommend it to all lovers of general fiction.