Anne Tyler

'It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon.' This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she fell in love with Red that day in July 1959. The whole family--their two daughters and two sons, their grandchildren, even their faithful old dog--is on the porch, listening contentedly as Abby tells the tale they have heard so many times before. And yet this gathering is different too: Abby and Red are growing older, and decisions...

Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother, yet the prospect is dimming. So, when Willa receives a phone call from a stranger, telling her that her son's ex-girlfriend has...

"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 markets ... Only Dorothy's unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace."--Provided by publisher.

Pulitzer Prize winner and American master Anne Tyler brings us an inspired, witty and irresistible contemporary take on one of Shakespeare’s most beloved comedies.
 
Kate Battista feels stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she’s always in trouble at work – her pre-school charges adore her, but their parents don’t...

薇拉·德雷克可以用一只手数过来她生命中的决定性时刻：1967年，她是一名小学生，正在应对母亲的突然失踪；1977年，她是一名大学生，正在考虑男友的求婚； 1997年，她成为一个年轻的寡妇，尽全力重新开始自己的生活；2017年，她渴望成为祖母，但觉得自己可能永远没这个机会了。 有一天，薇拉接到一个陌生人打来的奇怪电话。随后，在完全不了解原因的情况下，她从美国西海岸飞到东海岸的巴尔的摩，去照顾一位素未谋面的年轻女人和她的9岁女儿，还有一只叫“飞机”的小狗。这份冲动将薇拉引向一种未知的生活——周围的邻居都很古怪，但又像家人一样对待彼此，她在这个意想不到的地方找到了安慰和满足。《时间之舞》是一部关于希望和转变的迷人的小说，它让我们看到了安·泰勒的力量之巅。...

Beck Davitch looks back on her thirty-year marriage to Joe and her role as a mother and manager of the Open Arms, wondering if she is living the life she was meant to live and reconsidering her dedication to the family business.