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French Braid : A Novel by Anne Tyler (2022, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-10059332109X
ISBN-139780593321096
eBay Product ID (ePID)17050070846
Product Key Features
Book TitleFrench Braid : a Novel
Number of Pages256 Pages
LanguageEnglish
TopicContemporary Women, Sagas, Family Life
Publication Year2022
GenreFiction
AuthorAnne Tyler
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height1 in
Item Weight19.2 Oz
Item Length9.5 in
Item Width6.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceTrade
LCCN2021-010229
Reviews" French Braid is a moving meditation on the passage of time . . . Five decades into her career, one gets the sense that Tyler is no longer quite so interested in the details. Instead, French Braid offers something subtler and finer, the long view on family . . . For all its charm, French Braid is a quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions about womanhood, motherhood and female aging." --Jennifer Haigh, New York Times Book Review (cover) "Brilliant . . . Captivating . . . The rich melody of French Braid offers the comfort of a beloved hymn . . . In novel after novel, Tyler catches the mingled strains of affection and exasperation that tie a family together, the love that persists somewhere between laughing and singing." --Ron Charles, Washington Post "If Anne Tyler isn''t the best writer in the world, who is?" --BBC Radio 4 Woman''s Hour "Few writers are so widely loved and respected as the creator of ''family novels,'' a genre Tyler has perfected . . . Her fans will be delighted . . . This is Tyler at her most Tyler-ish." -- The Times (London) "Lovely . . . The characters'' hopes and struggles are relatable, and the novel shines with Tyler''s signature compassion and comfort." -- TIME "Any Tyler book is a gift . . . Thoroughly enjoyable . . . Funny, poignant, generous, not shying away from death and disappointment but never doomy or overwrought, it suggests there''s always new light to be shed, whatever the situation, with just another turn of the prism." -- Observer "The wonder of French Braid is the easygoing fluidity with which Tyler jumps and floats between characters and decades to create what in the end is a deftly crafted family portrait that spans some 70 years . . . We read in fascination." -- Christian Science Monitor " French Braid is a family saga of uncommon subtlety and grace, a novel which shows that, at 80, Anne Tyler is still amongst the very best writers around." -- The Spectator "Tender and acute . . . French Braid is a novel full of compassion for the human condition by a writer confident enough not to pin everything down and to trust her story to work its quiet magic." -- Financial Times "Full of piercing observation." -- Minneapolis Star Tribune "Subtle and powerful . . . A multi-layered and masterly exercise in sympathy and understanding." -- Times Literary Supplement "A beautiful novel of family life as it unfolds over the years . . . There are many authors today who try to emulate her technique, but none of them comes close to the lightness of touch, the accuracy of her ear, or the profundity of her vision . . . Perhaps [her novels] will eventually come to be seen as one vast, panoramic portrait of life in one particular place, at one particular time, as accurate and resonant as similar series by Balzac or Trollope." -- Daily Mail "Lushly imagined, psychologically intricate, virtually inhalable . . . At every leap, Tyler balances gracefully between tenderness and piquant humor, her insights into human nature luminous. Tyler is a phenomenon, each of her novels feels fresh and incisive, and this charming family tale will be honey for her fans." -- Booklist (starred) "Well-crafted . . . Affecting . . . As always, Tyler offers both comfort and surprise." -- Publishers Weekly "Entrancing . . . Nobody writes better about families than Anne Tyler . . . She has the lightest touch . . . Tyler has that rare ability to do much with what seems little, to bring the ordinary and usually unregarded lives of ordinary people to life and make them matter." -- The Scotsman "More lovely work from Tyler, still vital and creative . . . In her 24th novel, Tyler once again unravels the tangled threads of family life. This familiar subject always seems fresh in her hands because Tyler draws her characters and their interactions in such specific and revealing detail . . . [She] understands that the domestic world can contain the universe." -- Kirkus Reviews, "More lovely work from Tyler, still vital and creative . . . In her 24th novel, Tyler once again unravels the tangled threads of family life. This familiar subject always seems fresh in her hands because Tyler draws her characters and their interactions in such specific and revealing detail . . . [She] understands that the domestic world can contain the universe." -- Kirkus Reviews, "Lushly imagined, psychologically intricate, virtually inhalable . . . At every leap, Tyler balances gracefully between tenderness and piquant humor, her insights into human nature luminous. Tyler is a phenomenon, each of her novels feels fresh and incisive, and this charming family tale will be honey for her fans." --Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred) "Well-crafted . . . Affecting . . . As always, Tyler offers both comfort and surprise." -- Publishers Weekly "More lovely work from Tyler, still vital and creative . . . In her 24th novel, Tyler once again unravels the tangled threads of family life. This familiar subject always seems fresh in her hands because Tyler draws her characters and their interactions in such specific and revealing detail . . . [She] understands that the domestic world can contain the universe." -- Kirkus Reviews
Dewey Edition23
Dewey Decimal813/.54
SynopsisNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread --a funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family's foibles, from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s up to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild. "A quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions about womanhood, motherhood and female aging." -- The New York Times Book Review The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever leave home, 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 understand. 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 humor 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., NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread --a funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore family's foibles, from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s up to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild. "A quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions about womanhood, motherhood and female aging." -- The New York Times Book Review The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever leave home, 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 understand. 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 humor 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.
LC Classification NumberPS3570.Y45F74 2022
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- May 15, 2022
Human Interest
Love this author, but I wish it were a longer book! I just get into the characters and it's over!Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- May 19, 2023
Anne Tyler - what else is there to say
I love all Anne Tyler books but this one is especially good.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Jul 22, 2022
A True to Life Tale
This was my first ebay purchase. Everything was quick and quality of the book was very good. As to the content of the book French Braid. it was interesting read about a typical slightly disfunctional family because if we are honest people all have their unique quirks.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- Sep 05, 2022
Great Book
Anne Tyler is a great author. Recommend.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
