ANNE TYLER was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than twenty novels. Her twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
“Gracefully written tragicomedy . . . seasoned with poetic images
[and] gentle humor.”—USA Today
“An arresting premise [that] pays off in unexpected ways . . .
Tyler’s writing is as lovely and transparent as ever.”—The Boston
Globe
“Tyler’s most profound strengths lie in her ability to make her
stories resonate with readers. . . . With self-assurance and her
trademark empathy, Tyler makes the commonplace uncommonly rich and
the ordinary extraordinarily touching.”—Richmond Times-Dispatch
“A gripping, page-turner of a novel [that] radiates with
life.”—Houston Chronicle
“[Tyler] reminds us of the infinite reach of our
humanity.”—Minneapolis Star Tribune
“[A] sensitive, witty story.”—The Washington Post
“[An] offbeat delight.”—O: The Oprah Magazine
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