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A Spool of Blue Thread by Anne Tyler

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Monday, August 17 through Friday September 4, 2015. Read by Jim Fleming

The Whitshank clan has a long history in Baltimore. It’s the way Tyler reveals the story of Red and Abby and their family that makes it all come to life.

(Knopf; ISBN-10: 1101874279)

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Theme: “Vardarito” from the album “Homage a Piazzolla” Gidon Kremer, violin (Nonesuch)

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