pickA slow start to my reading year but I flew through this one super quick. I do just love Ann Tyler. This story of a dysfunctional family all impacted by each others anger or bitterness has a quiet vein of hope throughout. There are some lovely moments where each one (not all but most) finds a spot of peace, love or happiness within their grasp. I do wish we had seen more of the daughter Jenny though as that piece felt a little less resolved.
BarbaraBB And what a great view again 😍 2w
Centique @BarbaraBB thank you Barbara 😘 Im back up in the Bay of Islands where we go each January for the last few years. Beautiful sunshine at the moment! ☀️ 2w
Ruthiella This was my first Ann Tyler. My favorite (so far) is![[tagged book]](https://image.librarything.com/pics/litsy_webpics/icon_taggedBook@3x.png)
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LeahBergen Lovely review! Amazingly, I‘ve never read Tyler. 🤫 2w
TrishB Great review and pic ♥️ 2w
Centique @Ruthiella i havent read that one! Next time i want a Tyler read i will try it for sure 💕 2w
KCofKaysville @Centique That was my first Anne Tyler and I liked it. I read several more! 2w
Centique @LeahBergen you might like her i think! There‘s something a little similar in the ones ive read - messy dysfunctional families but an underlying belief in the human spirit - kind of an emotional pay off for me anyway 💕 2w
Centique @TrishB thank you Trish 😘 2w
Centique @KCofKaysville i think ive read four now 😊 More will surely follow. 2w
CarolynM That looks beautiful. Hope you‘re having a wonderful time💕 I like Anne Tyler a lot too, I think she‘d be your cup of tea @LeahBergen My favourite isBreathing Lessons 2w
Breathing LessonsLeahBergen @Centique @CarolynM Well, I‘m definitely going to have to try her now! 2w
Reggie I‘ve never read her either. I keep seeing her book with the blue spool of thread. Also, lovely view. 2w
Centique @Reggie definitely try her one day! I think this is a good one - characters to get mad at, characters to root for, nothings too tidy - if you liked Hello Beautiful i think you‘d like some Anne Tyler too. 2w
Rissreadswithcats I liked this one too 2w
Suet624 I believe they made a movie from this book that I watched decades ago. Is it that old? 2w
Centique @Suet624 published in 1982 apparently. So you probably did! 2w
Suet624 I just looked it up and I have it confused with another Tyler book, the accidental tourist. Geena Davis was in it. 2w
Centique @Suet624 oh i remember that movie! It was good if i remember correctly. 2w
Suet624 I remember enjoying it. 2w
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