The Scarlet Thread by Francine Rivers

The Scarlet Thread



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The Scarlet Thread Francine Rivers
Language: English
Page: 497
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0842335684, 9780842335683
Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

From Publishers Weekly

On Christmas Eve 1967, Rosemarie McDonald walks out the door of her suburban Melbourne home, leaving her husband behind to raise their four children: Deborah, the eldest at almost 13 and default mother; Robert, the compulsive worrier; James the peacemaker even at eight; and Meredith, the perpetual baby. Decades later, the children have forged their own families, but remain trapped in their original roles and are still somehow waiting for word from Rosemarie. When James rediscovers her on a trip to London, they are all faced with confronting their betrayer, and themselves, and possible forgiveness. Published under the title Listen in Veitch's native Australia, the novel's omniscient narration eavesdrops on the inner lives of each family member and their different ways of coping with abandonment—not all of them healthy. What emerges is a heartfelt yet unsentimental portrait of a family undone by a mother's desire, and its struggle to find ways to keep going and keep together. (June) Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

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Similar to Anne Tyler in her wry affection for her characters and to Anita Shreve in her aptitude for crafting compulsively readable plotlines, first-novelist Veitch delivers a remarkably assured debut that is sure to find a ready audience. The McDonald children have never really recovered from their mother’s abandonment—she walked out on Christmas Eve in 1967. The Australian siblings continue to carry into adulthood the emotional scars of betrayal, which are only exacerbated now that their father is exhibiting the symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The eldest, Deborah, has become a cold perfectionist, while the youngest, Meredith, drinks away her sorrows. Steady Robert, a happily married family man, suffers from a severe case of OCD, while James, a wealthy painter, fails to ever fully engage in his life and his relationship with his supportive wife. When James unexpectedly finds their mother, now a successful clothing designer living in England, the siblings must work through their issues in preparation for a family reunion. With its brisk pacing and compassionate take on human failing, this absorbing novel is sure to win many fans. --Joanne Wilkinson

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