Bücher von Anne Tyler

"A major new novel from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author--a freshly observed, funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one family's foibles, from the 1950s up to our pandemic present. The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever venture beyond Baltimore, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband, Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family's orbit, for reasons none of them understands. Yet, as these lives advance across decades, the Garretts' influences on one another ripple ineffably but unmistakably through each generation. Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humour that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives, the impossibility of breaking free from those who love us, and how close--yet how unknowable--every family is to itself."--

"Autora Bestseller do The New York TimesObra vencedora do prêmio Pulitzer Lições de vida - uma viagem inesperada aos sentimentos há muito esquecidos...Maggie Moran e seu marido são comuns, até um pouco tediosos. E é esse realismo que torna esta história tão eficaz e comovente... Começa em um dia de verão, quando Maggie e Ira viajam de Baltimore para a Pensilvânia para um funeral. Maggie é impetuosa, desastrada, desajeitada, propensa a acidentes e tagarela. Ira é reservado, preciso, respeitável, tem uma mania irritante de assobiar músicas que traem seus pensamentos mais profundos e acha que sua esposa transforma os fatos de maneira que se encaixem na sua opinião sobre as pessoas que ama. Ambos sentem que seus filhos são estranhos, que a cultura das novas gerações está indo por água abaixo e que, de alguma forma, se enganaram com essa sociedade cujos valores não reconhecem mais. Mas esta viagem vai levá-los a refletir sobre estas angústias, e vai mostrá-los como é importante reavaliar seus sentimentos.

Wieder einmal sorgt Denny für Aufruhr: ein kurzer Anruf bei den Eltern, »ich bin schwul« in den Hörer murmeln, gleich wieder auflegen und nicht mehr erreichbar sein. Die Eltern sind ratlos - müssen sie seine drei Geschwister informieren? Doch schon bald darauf verkündet Denny, demnächst Vater zu werden und zu heiraten.Anne Tyler zeichnet ihre Figuren mit feinem Witz und sehr berührend - und so nahe am Leben, dass sich jeder im geschilderten Familienleben wiedererkennen kann.

Als Pauline und Michael sich kennenlernen, scheinen sie das perfekte Paar zu sein. Doch im Laufe der Zeit klaffen die Wünsche der lebhaften, spontanen Pauline und des ruhigen, überlegten Michael vermehrt auseinander, das Familienidyll wandelt sich zum Kleinkrieg, und die drei Kinder suchen sich eigene Wege, bis die älteste Tochter sogar verschwindet. Am dreißigsten Hochzeitstag erkennt Michael schließlich, dass sie kaum schöne gemeinsame Erinnerungen haben und zieht zu Paulines Überraschung die Konsequenzen. Die Geschichte einer schicksalhaften Ehe und einer großen Liebe.

Eine turbulente Komödie um eine moderne Frau, die nicht gezähmt, sondern überzeugt werden willKate Battista ist frustriert. Während sie ihrem exzentrischen Vater brav den Haushalt führt, hat ihre jüngere Schwester Bunny nur Flausen im Kopf. Und auch in ihrem Kindergartenjob gibt es immer nur Ärger. Professor Battista hat derweil andere Sorgen. Die Aufenthaltsgenehmigung seines brillanten weißrussischen Laborassistenten Pjotr läuft bald ab. Der Professor heckt einen Plan aus und verlässt sich dabei wie immer auf seine ältere Tochter. Doch Kate sieht rot.In ihrer furiosen Neuinterpretation von Shakespeares Komödie »Der Widerspenstigen Zähmung« stellt Anne Tyler das Verhältnis zwischen Vätern, Töchtern und Ehemännern auf den Kopf - herrlich turbulent und voller Situationskomik.

Delia Grinstead ist Hausfrau und Mutter einer ganz gewöhnlichen Familie. Doch während eines Sommerurlaubs beschließt sie plötzlich, ihre Familie zu verlassen. Plötzlich? Ohne Grund? Wohl kaum.Die über Jahre des Familienlebens entstandene Selbstverständlichkeit darüber, dass sie einfach da ist und dass ihr offenbar niemand etwas Abenteuerliches zutraut, nagt an ihr. So trampt sie noch im Badeanzug in eine neue Stadt, sucht sich ein Zimmer und einen Job. Eben noch bis zur Unsichtbarkeit mir ihrer Familie verschmolzen, findet Delia die Unabhängigkeit, die sie bisher noch nie hatte. Bis sie eines Tages eine Nachricht von ihrer Tochter erhält und doch wieder nach Hause fährt, wo sie dringender denn je gebraucht wird.

** A 2022 Book to Look Forward To in The Times, Daily Mail, Financial Times, i, Irish Times, Scotsman, Good Housekeeping **The major new novel from the beloved prize-winning author -- a brilliantly perceptive, painfully true and funny journey deep into one family's foibles, from the 1950s right up to the changed world of todayWhen the kids are grown and Mercy Garrett gradually moves herself out of the family home, everyone is determined not to notice. Over at her studio, she wants space and silence. She won't allow any family clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond. Yet it is a clutter of untidy moments that forms the Garretts' family life over the decades, whether that's a painstaking Easter lunch or giving a child a ride, a fateful train journey or an unexpected homecoming. And it all begins in 1959, with a family holiday to a cabin by a lake. It's the only one the Garretts will ever take, but its effects will ripple through the generations.'Gorgeous, charming, profound, and written with such lightness of touch' MARIAN KEYES'A perfect work of fiction' MEG MASON'French Braid is Anne Tyler at her surgical, spare best' NIGELLA LAWSON'Exquisitely crafted, tender, hilarious, devastatingly precise, I loved this powerful meditation on the small and often unvoiced moments that can make up a life' RACHEL JOYCE'Such joyous immersion, I lost myself, and loved this superbly imperfect family' TESSA HADLEY'A faultless novel, effortlessly profound. I read it in two sittings, totally immersed' VICTORIA HISLOP'If Anne Tyler isn't the best writer in the world, who is?' BBC RADIO 4 WOMAN'S HOUR

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Funny, heart-hammering, wise…An extremely beautiful book." -The New York Times"A Book that should join those few that every literate person will have to read." -The Boston Globe Abandoned by her wanderlusting husband, stoic Pearl raised her three children on her own. Now grown, the siblings are inextricably linked by their memories-some painful--which hold them together despite their differences. Hardened by life's disappointments, wealthy, charismatic Cody has turned cruel and envious. Thrice-married Jenny is errant and passionate. And Ezra, the flawed saint of the family, who stayed at home to look after his mother, runs a restaurant where he cooks what other people are homesick for, stubbornly yearning for the perfect family he never had. Now gathered during a time of loss, they will reluctantly unlock the shared secrets of their past and discover if what binds them together is stronger than what tears them apart. Soulful and redemptive-full of heartbreak and hope-this portrait of a family will remind you why Anne Tyler is one of the most beloved writers working today. "[In Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant Tyler] 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

Pulitzer Prizewinning author Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel about loss and recovery, pierced throughout with her humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron grew up fending off a sister who constantly wanted to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, an outspoken, independent young woman, she's like a breath of fresh air. He marries her without hesitation, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. Aaron works at his family's vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life. 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 deadin their house, on the roadway, in the markethelp him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually, Aaron discovers that maybe for this beginner there is indeed a way to say goodbye. ';Like a modern Jane Austen, Tyler creates small worlds [depicting] the intimate bonds of friendship and family.'USA Today ';An absolute charmer of a novel . . . With sparkling prose . . . [Anne] Tyler gets at the beating heart of what it means to lose someone, to say goodbye.'The Boston Globe ';Classic Tyler . . . The wonder of Anne Tyler is how consistently clear-eyed and truthful she remains about the nature of families and especially marriage.'Los Angeles Times ';Beautifully intricate . . . By the exquisitely romantic emotional climax [an] ordinary life has bloomed into an opera.'Entertainment Weekly

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER';Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilaratingOne cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this.' The Washington PostIn this irresistible novel, Anne Tyler explores the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one's life after unspeakable tragedy. Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon's best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler's talents for making charactersand their relationshipsfeel both real and magical.Look forClock Dance, the charming new novel from Anne Tyler, available now.

**Shortlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2015****Shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction 2015****Sunday Times bestseller**`It was a beautiful, breezy, yellow-and-green afternoon...' This is the way Abby Whitshank always begins the story of how she and Red fell in love that day in July 1959.