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Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went on to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. She has published 20 novels, her debut novel being If Morning Ever Comes in (1964). Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons , was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went on to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. She has published 20 novels, her debut novel being If Morning Ever Comes in (1964). Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons , was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. ...more

The Accidental Tourist The Accidental Tourist
3.90 avg rating — 106,544 ratings — published 1985 — 177 editions
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A Spool of Blue Thread A Spool of Blue Thread
3.44 avg rating — 97,079 ratings — published 2015 — 78 editions
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French Braid French Braid
3.64 avg rating — 52,255 ratings — published 2022 — 47 editions
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Redhead by the Side of the ... Redhead by the Side of the Road
3.61 avg rating — 47,799 ratings — published 2020 — 53 editions
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Clock Dance Clock Dance
3.58 avg rating — 42,019 ratings — published 2018 — 50 editions
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Vinegar Girl Vinegar Girl
3.38 avg rating — 39,104 ratings — published 2016 — 65 editions
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Dinner at the Homesick Rest... Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
3.81 avg rating — 32,626 ratings — published 1982 — 134 editions
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Breathing Lessons Breathing Lessons
3.66 avg rating — 31,234 ratings — published 1988 — 158 editions
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Digging to America Digging to America
3.59 avg rating — 22,914 ratings — published 2006 — 80 editions
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Back When We Were Grownups Back When We Were Grownups
3.56 avg rating — 21,685 ratings — published 2001 — 90 editions
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“I read so I can live more than one life in more than one place.”
― Anne Tyler

“I'm beginning to think that maybe it's not just how much you love someone. Maybe what matters is who you are when you're with them.”
― Anne Tyler, The Accidental Tourist

“It is very difficult to live among people you love and hold back from offering them advice.”
― Anne Tyler

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