![]() ![]() Daughters Amanda and Jeannie-along with their brother Stem, and later Denny-wrestle with how to extricate their parents from the house on Bouton Road that has served as the family’s heart and soul for generations. ![]() When Abby and Red, both in their 70s, begin exhibiting signs of old age, their children must decide their fate. ![]() Abby and Red, and their other children to a lesser extent, wonder when Denny might grace the family again with his presence. The Whitshanks tout closeness as an endearing family trait, along with patience, but the opening pages undermine both these “virtues.” When Abby and Red Whitshanks’ estranged son, Denny, calls them one night and proclaims that he’s gay, Red’s annoyance with his contrarian son sets the stage for the rest of the narrative. A Spool of Blue Thread chronicles the lives of the Whitshanks, a Baltimore family close-knit to the point of clannishness. ![]()
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