The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler
Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in Baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of World War II fervour, they marry in haste.Anne Tyler is a formidably skilful story-teller, with every narrative trick at her effortless command * Daily Telegraph *
Tyler's compelling, moving and often amusing tale is the story of any marriage - every page brings a smile of recognition to the reader * Daily Mail *
The meanings of this beautifully written novel reach far wider than BaltimoreI shed a tear as I finished the Antons' story * Evening Standard *
Tyler is an exquisite chronicler of the everyday * Observer *
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 1989 she won the Pulitzer Prize; in 1994 she was nominated by Roddy Doyle and Nick Hornby as 'the greatest novelist writing in English'; and in 2012 she received the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. In 2015 A Spool of Blue Thread was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize; and in 2020 Redhead by the Side of the Road was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780099469599 |
| ISBN 10 | 0099469596 |
| Title | The Amateur Marriage |
| Author | Anne Tyler |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Vintage Publishing |
| Year published | 2004-09-02 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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