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Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances—in their house, on the roadway, in the market.
Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy’s unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace.
Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family’s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye.
A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy’s unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace.
Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family’s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye.
A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler’s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
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"A terrific writer... She's changed my perception on life'" (Anna Chancellor)
"Deeply rewarding novel about grief and hope, infused with gentle humour" (Sunday Times)
"A near flawless novel of love and loss ... exquisitely poignant but unsentimental" (Rosemary Goring Sunday Herald)
"She's a master storyteller and inventor of character" (Vanessa Berridge Daily Express)
"This novel's great achievement is to capture the tensions and subtleties of a married life cut short... I read it virtually in one sitting, but that's a fairly common experience with Anne Tyler books... I didn't want it to end. Which is also a fairly common Tyler thing" (Viv Groskop Independent on Sunday)
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"Deeply rewarding novel about grief and hope, infused with gentle humour" (Sunday Times)
"A near flawless novel of love and loss ... exquisitely poignant but unsentimental" (Rosemary Goring Sunday Herald)
"She's a master storyteller and inventor of character" (Vanessa Berridge Daily Express)
"This novel's great achievement is to capture the tensions and subtleties of a married life cut short... I read it virtually in one sitting, but that's a fairly common experience with Anne Tyler books... I didn't want it to end. Which is also a fairly common Tyler thing" (Viv Groskop Independent on Sunday)
From the Pulitzer prize-winning Sunday Times bestseller Anne Tyler. The Beginner's Goodbye is now re-jacketed along with the rest of Tyler’s books in striking new backlist style
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- Publication date2012
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