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BONUS This edition contains an excerpt from Anne Tylers The Beginners GoodbyeMaggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight yearsndashand it shows in their quarrels in their routines in their ability to tolerate with affection each otherrsquo s eccentricities Maggie a kooky lovable meddler and an irrepressible optimist wants nothing more than to fix her sonrsquos broken marriage Ira is infuriatingly practical a man ldquowho should have married Ann Landersrdquo And what begins as a day trip to a funeral becomes an adventure in the unexpected As Maggie and Ira navigate the riotous twists and turns they intersect with an assorted cast of eccentricsndashand rediscover the magic of the road called life and the joy of having somebody next to you to share the ride bumps and all.
About the Author
Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than twenty novels. Her twentieth novel, A SPOOL OF BLUE THREAD, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015. Her eleventh novel, BREATHING LESSONS, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.
