Anne Tyler
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 appearancesâ€”in their house, on the roadway, in the market., Â , Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, self-dependent 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 Dorothyâ€™s unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. , Â , Gradually he discovers, as he works in the familyâ€™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. , Â , A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tylerâ€™s humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
Fiction,Contemporary,Literary Fiction,Adult Fiction,Audiobook,Marriage,Adult,Novels,Death,Relationships
The Beginner's Goodbye