Book
The beginner's goodbye : a novel
Record details
- ISBN: 0701187204
- ISBN: 9780701187200
- ISBN: 0345533356
- ISBN: 9780345533357
- ISBN: 0307957276
- ISBN: 9780307957276
- ISBN: 9780307957276
- ISBN: 0307957276
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Physical Description:
197 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First United States edition.
- Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
Content descriptions
| General Note: | "This is a Borzoi book."--Title page verso. |
| Summary, etc.: | "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"-- |
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| Genre: | Ghost stories. Psychological fiction. Psychological fiction. |
Available copies
- 55 of 57 copies available at Bibliomation.
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- 0 current holds with 57 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Ansonia Public Library | FIC TYLER, ANNE (Text) | 34045061597014 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Babcock Library - Ashford | F TYL (Text) | 3311000078156Z | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Beekley Community Library - New Hartford | F TYLER, A. (Text) | 32544072226037 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bentley Memorial Library - Bolton | FIC Tyl (Text) | 33160122224432 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bethel Public Library | F TYLER (Text) | 34030122864140 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Black Rock Branch - Bridgeport | FIC TYLER (Text) | 34000080447279 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Booth & Dimock Library - Coventry | AF TYL (Text) | 33260000124298 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Brookfield Library | F/TYLER (Text) | 34029124420299 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Burnham Library - Bridgewater | FIC TYLER (Text) | 36937002123165 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Burroughs-Saden Main - Bridgeport | FIC TYLER (Text) | 34000080450851 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
