from The Incomparable Anne Tyler, A Wise, Gently Humorous, And Deeply Compassionate Novel About A Schoolteacher, Who Has Been Forced To Retire At Sixty-one, Coming To Terms With The Final Phase Of His Life.
liam Pennywell, Who Set Out To Be A Philosopher And Ended Up Teaching Fifth Grade, Never Much Liked The Job At That Run-down Private School, So Early Retirement Doesn't Bother Him. But He Is Troubled By His Inability To Remember Anything About The First Night That He Moved Into His New, Spare, And Efficient Condominium On The Outskirts Of Baltimore. All He Knows When He Wakes Up The Next Day In The Hospital Is That His Head Is Sore And Bandaged.
his Effort To Recover The Moments Of His Life That Have Been Stolen From Him Leads Him On An Unexpected Detour. What He Needs Is Someone Who Can Do The Remembering For Him. What He Gets Is--well, Something Quite Different.
we All Know A Liam. In Fact, There May Be A Little Of Liam In Each Of Us. Which Is Why Anne...
the Barnes & Noble Review
my Mother Used To Have An Expression She Trotted Out Whenever She Saw A Particularly Geekish Or Unattractive Couple: I Know There's A God. She Wasn't Religious, And Clearly Didn't Mean It That Way. What She Meant Was, Isn't It Nice That There's Someone For Everyone And Even So-called Losers Find Their Match?
i Thought Of This While Reading Anne Tyler's 18th Novel, noah's Compass, An Offbeat, Bittersweet Love Story About Life's Missed Opportunities, Because Tyler Is A Champion Of The So-called Loser. With The Notable Exception Of Her Last Novel, digging To America, Which Dealt With Issues Of Immigration And American Identity, Tyler's Focus Has Been On Awkward, Shy, Lonely, Often Mismatched People, Mostly Residents Of Baltimore, Who All Become Remarkable And Uncommonly Sympathetic Under Her Wry But Gentle Scrutiny.
Categories:
- Mystery, Thriller & Suspense
- Thrillers & Suspense
- Psychological Thrillers
- Thrillers & Suspense
Publisher : Ballantine Books Trade Paperbacks
Author : Tyler, Anne
Language : English
Edition : Reprint
Published :2010-01-01
Number Of Pages : 277
Binding : paperback
ISBN-10 : 0345516591
ISBN-13 : 9780345516596
Item weight : 0.49 lb
Dimensions : 0.79 in x 5.12 in x 7.87 in
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