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French braid / Anne Tyler.

Tyler, Anne, (author.).

Summary:
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' influence on one another ripples unmistakably through each generation, much like French-braided hair keeps its waves even after it is undone. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780593321096 (hardcover)
  • ISBN: 059332109X (hardcover)
  • Physical Description: 243 pages ; 25 cm
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2022.

Content descriptions

General Note:
"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Subject: Families > Fiction.
Vacations > Fiction.
Generations > Fiction.
Baltimore (Md.) > Fiction.
Genre: Domestic fiction.

Available copies

  • 17 of 19 copies available at SPARK Libraries.

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  • 0 current holds with 19 total copies.
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Bernville Area Community Library TYL (Text) 33249023883394 Fiction Available -
Boone Area Library TYL (Text) 33249024512042 Fiction Available -
Boyertown Community Library TYL (Text) 33249024833976 Fiction Available -
Exeter Community Library TYL (Text) 33249025328398 Fiction Available -
Hamburg Public Library TYL (Text) 33249023647484 Fiction Available -
Kutztown Community Library TYL (Text) 33249024646758 Fiction Available -
Mansfield Free Public Library FIC TYL (Text) 31424022 Adult Fiction Checked Out 04/02/2024
Mifflin Community Library TYL (Text) 33249024738118 Fiction Checked Out 04/10/2024
Muhlenberg Community Library TYL (Text) 33249024180048 Fiction Available -
RPL - Northeast Branch Fiction Tyler (Text) 33223008828617 Fiction Available -


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