The beginner's goodbye : [a novel] / 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: 9780307969163
- ISBN: 0307969169
- Physical Description: 6 sound discs (approximately 64 minutes each) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition: Library edition
- Publisher: Westminster, Md. : Books on Tape
- Copyright: ℗2012
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Compact discs.Subtitle from container.Unabridged.
- Participant or Performer Note:
- Read by Kirby Heyborne.
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- Subject:
- Middle-aged men > Fiction.
Wives > Death > Fiction.
Bereavement > Fiction.
Audiobooks - Genre:
- Psychological fiction.
Available copies
- 22 of 22 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 0 of 0 copies available at Onslow County Public Library.
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