The beginner's goodbye / by 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 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"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 0307957276
- ISBN: 9780307957276
- ISBN: 9780345533357
- ISBN: 9780307957276
- Physical Description: 197 pages ; 22 cm 209 pages ; 20 cm
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, [2012]
- Copyright: ©2012
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| Subject: | Middle-aged men > Fiction. Wives > Death > Fiction. Bereavement > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Fiction. |
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- 83 of 89 copies available at NC Cardinal.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | FIC Tyler (Text) | 38950610457592 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albemarle Main Library | FIC Tyler (Text) | 31010000384133 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Albert Carlton - Cashiers Community Library | F TYLER (Text) | 39493107085583 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alexander Main Library | F Tyler (Text) | 34269001074567 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Alleghany Public Library | F TYLER (Text) | 30664100218129 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F TYL (Text) | 80605000853852 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Annie Hubbard McEachern Public Library | F TYLER (Text) | 34510000468866 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Ashe County Public Library | F TYL (Text) | 50503300274836 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Avery County Morrison Public Library | FIC TYL (Text) | 31111002510228 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beaufort Main | F TYL (Text) | 34208202219506 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/14/2025 |
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