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Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2007-12-18 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307416834 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307416836 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (34 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Accidental Tourist by : Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author—an irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one’s life after unspeakable tragedy Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon’s best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler’s talents for making characters—and their relationships—feel both real and magical. “Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating…One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this.” —The Washington Post
Author |
: Lawrence Kasdan |
Publisher |
: Warner Home Video |
Total Pages |
: 113 |
Release |
: 1988 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0790703041 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780790703046 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (41 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Accidental Tourist by : Lawrence Kasdan
The narrow, orderly life of a travel guidebooks author (Hurt) is hilariously disrupted by his estranged wife (Turner) and an eccentric dog trainer (Davis).
Author |
: Marguerite Young |
Publisher |
: Dalkey Archive Press |
Total Pages |
: 602 |
Release |
: 1993 |
ISBN-10 |
: 1564780147 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9781564780140 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (47 Downloads) |
Synopsis Miss MacIntosh, My Darling by : Marguerite Young
Miss MacIntosh herself, who hails from What Cheer, Iowa, and seems downright and normal, with an incorruptible sense of humor and the desire to put an end to phantoms; Catherine Cartwheel, the opium lady, a recluse who is shut away in a great New England seaside house and entertains imaginary guests; Mr. Spitzer, the lawyer, musical composer and mystical space traveler, a gentle man, wholly unsure of himself and of reality; his twin brother Peron, the gay and raffish gambler and virtuoso in the world of sports; Cousin Hannah, the horsewoman, balloonist, mountain-climber and militant Boston feminist, known as Al Hamad through all the seraglios of the East; Titus Bonebreaker of Chicago, wild man of God dreaming of a heavenly crown; the very efficient Christian hangman, Mr. Weed of the Wabash River Valley; a featherweight champion who meets his equal in a graveyard--these are a few who live with phantasmagorical vividness in the pages of Miss MacIntosh, My Darling.
Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 354 |
Release |
: 2011-01-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307784568 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307784568 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (68 Downloads) |
Synopsis Saint Maybe by : Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author brings us the story of Ian Bedloe, the ideal teenage son, leading a cheery, apple-pie life with his family in Baltimore. That is, until a careless and vicious rumor leads to a devastating tragedy. Imploding from guilt, Ian believes he is the one responsible for the tragedy. No longer a star athlete with a bright future, and desperately searching for salvation, he stumbles across a storefront with a neon sign that simply reads: CHURCH OF THE SECOND CHANCE. Ian has always viewed his penance as a burden. But through the power of faith and the love of family, he begins to view it as a gift. After years spent trying to atone for his foolish mistakes, Ian finds forgiveness and peace in the life he builds for himself.
Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 254 |
Release |
: 2010-01-13 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307569912 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0307569918 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (12 Downloads) |
Synopsis A Patchwork Planet by : Anne Tyler
A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author tells the story of a lovable loser who's trying to get his life in order. Barnaby Gaitlin has been in trouble ever since adolescence. He had this habit of breaking into other people's houses. It wasn't the big loot he was after, like his teenage cohorts. It was just that he liked to read other people's mail, pore over their family photo albums, and appropriate a few of their precious mementos. But for eleven years now, he's been working steadily for Rent-a-Back, renting his back to old folks and shut-ins who can't move their own porch furniture or bring the Christmas tree down from the attic. At last, his life seems to be on an even keel. Still, the Gaitlins (of "old" Baltimore) cannot forget the price they paid for buying off Barnaby's former victims. And his ex-wife would just as soon he didn't show up ever to visit their little girl, Opal. Even the nice, steady woman (his guardian angel?) who seems to have designs on him doesn't fully trust him, it develops, when the chips are down, and it looks as though his world may fall apart again. There is no one like Anne Tyler, with her sharp, funny, tender perceptions about how human beings navigate on a puzzling planet, and she keeps us enthralled from start to finish in this delicious new novel.
Author |
: Paul Samuel Dolman |
Publisher |
: Penguin |
Total Pages |
: 258 |
Release |
: 2014-06-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9781592408740 |
ISBN-13 |
: 1592408745 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (40 Downloads) |
Synopsis Hitchhiking with Larry David by : Paul Samuel Dolman
A memoir about a brokenhearted, middle-aged man who stumbles upon solace, meaning, and Larry David while hitchhiking around Martha’s Vineyard One summer day on Martha’s Vineyard Paul Samuel Dolman was hitchhiking, and none other than Larry David pulled over and asked, “You’re not a serial killer or something, are you?” The comedic writer and actor not only gave Dolman a ride but helped him find his way. Dolman found himself on Martha’s Vineyard that summer in the wake of a painful breakup. Desperately seeking companionship, he began hitchhiking around the island and met a wide array of characters: the rich and the homeless, movie stars and common folk, and, of course, Mr. David. Written with disarming honest humor, Hitchhiking with Larry David will leave readers simultaneously laughing and crying as they ponder the mystery and spirituality of life.
Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: Doubleday Canada |
Total Pages |
: 171 |
Release |
: 2012-04-03 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780385677554 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0385677553 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (54 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Beginner's Goodbye by : Anne Tyler
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 has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. When he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable life together. 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 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 trails 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 humour, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 268 |
Release |
: 2018-07-10 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780525521235 |
ISBN-13 |
: 0525521232 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (35 Downloads) |
Synopsis Clock Dance by : Anne Tyler
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A novel of self-discovery and second chances from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author—Willa Drake has had three opportunities to start her life over: in 1967, as a schoolgirl whose mother has suddenly disappeared; in 1977, when considering a marriage proposal; and in 1997, as a young widow trying to hold her family together. So she is surprised when in 2017 she is given one last chance to change everything, after receiving a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to help a young woman she's never met. This impulsive decision, maybe the first one she’s consciously made in her life, will lead Willa into uncharted territory—surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she finds solace and fulfillment in unexpected places. A bewitching novel of hope and transformation, Clock Dance gives us Anne Tyler at the height of her powers.
Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: OUP Oxford |
Total Pages |
: 112 |
Release |
: 2007-12-06 |
ISBN-10 |
: 0194792153 |
ISBN-13 |
: 9780194792158 |
Rating |
: 4/5 (53 Downloads) |
Synopsis Oxford Bookworms Library: Stage 5: The Accidental Tourist by : Anne Tyler
Word count 24,810
Author |
: Anne Tyler |
Publisher |
: Vintage |
Total Pages |
: 322 |
Release |
: 2011-01-26 |
ISBN-10 |
: 9780307788443 |
ISBN-13 |
: 030778844X |
Rating |
: 4/5 (43 Downloads) |
Synopsis The Clock Winder by : Anne Tyler
With wondrous observations and bittersweet humor, the beloved best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author tells the story of an unsuspecting young woman who becomes the North star that helps a stumbling, dysfunctional family find its footing. Mrs. Emerson, widowed with seven adult children, lives alone in crumbling Victorian mansion outside Baltimore with only a collection of antique clocks to keep her company. Elizabeth Abbott—twenty-three years old, aimless, bohemian, and beautiful—leads a vagabond lifestyle until she happens upon Mrs. Emerson’s home and convinces the older woman to hire her as a handyman. When three of the strange, idiosyncratic Emerson children return to their childhood home for a visit, they are irresistibly drawn to Elizabeth.