The Resource The beginner's goodbye : a novel, by Anne Tyler
The beginner's goodbye : a novel, by Anne Tyler
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The item The beginner's goodbye : a novel, by Anne Tyler represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Pekin Public 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
- Edition
- First United States edition.
- Extent
- 197 pages
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."--Title page verso
- Isbn
- 9780307957276
- Label
- The beginner's goodbye : a novel
- Title
- The beginner's goodbye
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- by Anne Tyler
- Subject
-
- Bereavement -- Fiction
- Bereavement -- Fiction
- FICTION -- Family Life
- FICTION -- Literary
- Family life -- Fiction
- Fiction
- General fiction
- Ghost stories
- Middle aged men -- Fiction
- Middle-aged men
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Roman
- Wives -- Death -- Fiction
- Wives -- Death -- Fiction
- Middle-aged men -- Fiction
- Bereavement
- 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
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Tyler, Anne
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- PS3570.Y45
- LC item number
- B44 2012
- Literary form
- novels
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Middle-aged men
- Wives
- Bereavement
- Family life
- FICTION
- FICTION
- Bereavement
- Middle-aged men
- Roman
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- Middle aged men
- Wives
- Bereavement
- Label
- The beginner's goodbye : a novel, by Anne Tyler
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn745979743
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First United States edition.
- Extent
- 197 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307957276
- Lccn
- 2011033507
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780307957276
- System control number
- (OCoLC)745979743
- Label
- The beginner's goodbye : a novel, by Anne Tyler
- Note
- "This is a Borzoi book."--Title page verso
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocn745979743
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First United States edition.
- Extent
- 197 pages
- Isbn
- 9780307957276
- Lccn
- 2011033507
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other control number
- 9780307957276
- System control number
- (OCoLC)745979743
Subject
- Bereavement -- Fiction
- Bereavement -- Fiction
- FICTION -- Family Life
- FICTION -- Literary
- Family life -- Fiction
- Fiction
- General fiction
- Ghost stories
- Middle aged men -- Fiction
- Middle-aged men
- Amerikanisches Englisch
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Psychological fiction
- Roman
- Wives -- Death -- Fiction
- Wives -- Death -- Fiction
- Middle-aged men -- Fiction
- Bereavement
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