Clock Dance

(Author) Anne Tyler
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A bittersweet novel of family and self-discovery from the bestselling, award-winning author of French Braid Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life- her mother's disappearance when she was just a child, being proposed to at an airport at the age of twenty-one, the accident that would leave her a widow in her forties. Each time, Willa ended up on a path laid out for her by others. So when she receives a phone call from a stranger informing her that her son's ex-girlfriend has been shot, she drops everything and flies across the country. The spur-of-the moment decision to look after this woman and her nine-year-old daughter leads Willa into uncharted territory and the eventual realisation that it's never too late to choose your own path. ANNE TYLER HAS SOLD OVER 8 MILLION BOOKS WORLDWIDE 'Anne Tyler takes the ordinary, the small, and makes them sing' Rachel Joyce 'She knows all the secrets of the human heart' Monica Ali 'A masterly author' Sebastian Faulks 'I love Anne Tyler. I've read every single book she's written' Jacqueline Wilson

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Publisher:
Vintage Publishing
Format:
Paperback
Language:
en
ISBN:
9781784708597
Publish year:
2019
Publish date:
July 11, 2019

Anne Tyler

Anne Tyler is an American novelist known for her insightful exploration of family dynamics and everyday life in Baltimore. Her most famous work, "The Accidental Tourist," won the National Book Critics Circle Award and was adapted into an Academy Award-nominated film. Tyler's writing style is characterized by its wit, compassion, and keen eye for detail. She has made significant contributions to literature by capturing the complexities of human relationships with humor and empathy.

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