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Vinegar Girl – Anne Tyler
I was suppose to see Taming of the Shrew at the Globe in London, but there was some shenigans with the date and we didn’t make it. Hence, I decided to read this one. I am a fan of Anne … Continue reading
French Braid – Anne Tyler
I have read a number of Anne Tyler novels. I like the domesticness and ordinariness of them. The blurb … When the kids are grown and Mercy Garrett gradually moves herself out of the family home, everyone determines not to … Continue reading
Redhead by the Side of the Road – Anne Tyler
I like Anne Tyler. I have read a number of her novels. This one is quite short, more of a novella. Here’s the blurb … Micah Mortimer isn’t the most polished person you’ll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws … Continue reading
Noah’s Compass – Anne Tyler
I went to a second hand book store/book exchange and I always feel I have to buy something. So when I saw this Anne Tyler novel I was on it. I have read quite a few Anne Tyler novels – … Continue reading
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A Patchwork Planet – Anne Tyler
I do like Anne Tyler novels, so when someone donated this one to the second hand book stall at my daughter’s school fete I had to have it. One of the perks of volunteering is that we see the books … Continue reading
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A Spool of Blue Thread – Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler is one of my favourite authors. I love her narrow focus – like Austen’s three or four families in a country village. It is the common experience made extraordinary. I have read Breathing Lessons, The Beginner’s Goodbye and Breathing Lessons and … Continue reading
The Beginner’s Goodbye – Anne Tyler
I’m a Anne Tyler fan – a review here and here – I like how she can make the ordinary extraordinary. I picked this one up from the library and it was quite an easy read (shorter than other Tyler novels). … Continue reading
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Saint Maybe – Anne Tyler
I picked this book us from the library (in large print! – I quite like large print I wonder if that means I need reading glasses?). I liked Anne Tyler. I like how her novels focus on more domestic themes … Continue reading
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Breathing Lessons – Anne Tyler
I’ve been making an effort to get books from the library and this is one I found while browsing (I was looking for Sarah Waters). It one the 1989 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. I liked this one – Maggie is … Continue reading
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The Glovemaker – Ann Weisgarber
My mother-in-law lent me this one (we often exchange books). Here’s the blurb … In the inhospitable lands of the Utah Territory, during the winter of 1888, thirty-seven-year-old Deborah Tyler waits for her husband, Samuel, to return home from his … Continue reading
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