The Amateur Marriage

Author(s): Anne Tyler

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From the incomparable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel, spanning three generations, about a mismatched marriage - and its consequences. Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in Baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of World War II fervour, they marry in haste. From the sound of the cash register in the old grocery to the counterculture jargon of the sixties, from the miniskirts to the multilayers of later years, Anne Tyler captures the nuances of everyday life with telling precision and sly humour.

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'My favourite writer, and the best line-and-length novelist in the world' Nick Hornby, Independent on Sunday 20040315

Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. This is her 16th novel; her 11th, Breathing Lessons, won the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.

General Fields

  • : 9780099469599
  • : Vintage Books
  • : 0.22
  • : October 2004
  • : 195mm X 128mm X 20mm
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Anne Tyler
  • : Paperback
  • : 410
  • : English
  • : 813.6
  • : very good
  • : 306