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008			120426s2012 nyu 000 1 eng
010			_a2011033507
020			_a9780307957276
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aPS3570.Y45 _bB44 2012
082	0	0	_aFIC TYL
100	1		_aTyler, Anne
245	1	4	_aThe beginner's goodbye _b: a novel _c/ by Anne Tyler
250			_a1st U.S. ed
260			_aNew York _b: Alfred A. Knopf _c, 2012.
300			_a198 p. _c; 22 cm.
520			_a"Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she 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 market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. 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 dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family's vanity-publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye. A beautiful, subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with Anne Tyler's humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles"-- _cProvided by publisher.
650		4	_aMiddle aged men _v--Fiction
650			_aWives _v--Fiction
650		0	_aBereavement _x--Fiction
650		7	_aFamily life _v--Fiction
655		7	_aLiterary fiction
942			_cMO
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