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The Accidental Tourist
Anne Tyler
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Description for The Accidental Tourist
Paperback. How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life? With the loss of his son, the departure of his wife and the arrival of Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, Macon's attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically undone. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 334.
Discover a beautiful story about what it is to be human from Pulitzer prize-winning Sunday Times bestselling Anne Tyler
How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life?
After the loss of his son and the departure of his wife, Macon neatly folds his anguish back into place and adapts the household on to more efficient lines. But with the arrival of Muriel, an eccentric and vulnerable dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, his attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Vintage Publishing
Condition
New
Number of Pages
416
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099480013
SKU
9780099480013
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her bestselling novels include Breathing Lessons, The Accidental Tourist, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ladder of Years, Back When We Were Grown-ups, Digging to America, A Spool of Blue Thread, Clock Dance, Redhead by the Side of the Road and French Braid. In ... Read more
Reviews for The Accidental Tourist
Her masterpiece
Daily Mail
Brilliant, funny, sad and sensitive
Independent on Sunday
Anne Tyler gets better with every book, and this one is a triumph – funny, profound, sad and ultimately reassuring
Sunday Telegraph
Warmly entertaining and sharply organised against cuteness or mush
Guardian
The Accidental Tourist is one of Anne Tyler’s ... Read more
Daily Mail
Brilliant, funny, sad and sensitive
Independent on Sunday
Anne Tyler gets better with every book, and this one is a triumph – funny, profound, sad and ultimately reassuring
Sunday Telegraph
Warmly entertaining and sharply organised against cuteness or mush
Guardian
The Accidental Tourist is one of Anne Tyler’s ... Read more