Fragile Threads is historical fiction loosely based on events in the life of the author's mother. Readers will enjoy this family narrative of a woman who overcame hardship as a child offered for adoption, a teen whose father died young from the stress of the Great Depression, a young woman who supported her mother financially, and as a wife whose husband became alcoholic and a mother who lost her first two children. Despite these obstacles, Darlyne remains resilient and passes her drive and ethics to her own children. Book groups have enjoyed this novel for the discussion it evokes of the role of personal memories in family history and dynamics.
