Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Description
Description
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
When Pearl Tull's husband, Beck, abandons her she pours her energies into preserving normality. Only gradually do her three children realise their father is gone for good. Now, as Pearl lies on her deathbed, the impact of Beck's abrupt departure unspools: on Cody who can't overcome his anger, on mild Ezra who must always keep the peace, and on bright, errant Jenny. And so the secrets, memories and anguish of the Tull family begin to surface.
About the Author
About the Author
ANNE TYLER was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than twenty novels. Her twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
Critical Reviews
Critical Reviews
"Beautiful . . . funny, heart-hammering, wise . . . superb entertainment."--The New York Times "A book that should join those few that every literate person will have to read."--The Boston Globe "A novelist who knows what a proper story is . . . [Tyler is] not only a good and artful writer, but a wise one as well."--Newsweek "Anne Tyler is surely one of the most satisfying novelists working in America today."--Chicago Tribune "In her ninth novel she has arrived at a new level of power."--John Updike, The New Yorker "Marvelous, astringent, hilarious, [and] strewn with the banana peels of love."--Cosmopolitan
Publishing Information
Publishing Information
Publisher:
Vintage
Pub date:
1996-08-27
Length:
320 pages
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