The Beginner's Goodbye: A Novel

The Beginner's Goodbye: A Novel

Pulitzer Prizeâ‚¬â€œwinning author Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel about loss and recovery, pierced throughout with her humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
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Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron grew up fending off a sister who constantly wanted to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, an outspoken, independent young woman, sheâ‚¬s like a breath of fresh air. He marries her without hesitation, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. Aaron works at his familyâ‚¬s vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothyâ‚¬s unexpected appearances from the deadâ‚¬"in their house, on the roadway, in the marketâ‚¬"help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually, Aaron discovers that maybe for this beginner there is indeed a way to say goodbye.
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â‚¬Å“Like a modern Jane Austen, Tyler creates small worlds [depicting] the intimate bonds of friendship and family.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"USA Today
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â‚¬Å“An absolute charmer of a novel . . . With sparkling prose . . . [Anne] Tyler gets at the beating heart of what it means to lose someone, to say goodbye.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"The Boston Globe
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â‚¬Å“Classic Tyler . . . The wonder of Anne Tyler is how consistently clear-eyed and truthful she remains about the nature of families and especially marriage.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Los Angeles Times
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â‚¬Å“Beautifully intricate . . . By the exquisitely romantic emotional climax [an] ordinary life has bloomed into an opera.â‚¬Ââ‚¬"Entertainment Weekly
Country USA
Brand Vintage
Manufacturer Vintage
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 36606359
Color Orange
ReleaseDate 2013-01-29
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780345533357

Country	USA
Brand	Vintage
Manufacturer	Vintage
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	36606359
Color	Orange
ReleaseDate	2013-01-29
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780345533357

The Beginner's Goodbye: A Novel

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