The Resource The beginner's goodbye, Anne Tyler, (text large print)
The beginner's goodbye, Anne Tyler, (text large print)
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The item The beginner's goodbye, Anne Tyler, (text large print) represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Williamsburg Regional Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "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. So 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 marriage. 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 to 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 trials 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 humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 256 pages (large print)
- Isbn
- 9780739378540
- Label
- The beginner's goodbye
- Title
- The beginner's goodbye
- Statement of responsibility
- Anne Tyler
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "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. So 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 marriage. 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 to 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 trials 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 humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles"--
- Assigning source
- Provided by publisher
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tyler, Anne
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3570.Y45
- LC item number
- B44 2012b
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Middle-aged men
- Wives
- Bereavement
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- The beginner's goodbye, Anne Tyler, (text large print)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 256 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780739378540
- Isbn Type
- (lg. print)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
-
- 745979786
- (OCoLC)745979786
- Label
- The beginner's goodbye, Anne Tyler, (text large print)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- 256 pages (large print)
- Form of item
- large print
- Isbn
- 9780739378540
- Isbn Type
- (lg. print)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Specific material designation
- large print
- System control number
-
- 745979786
- (OCoLC)745979786
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