Noahs Compass (Exp)
Quintessential Tyler, yet full of surprises a perfectly pitched, enchanting and affecting novel about a man adrift in his own life, Noah`s Compass chimes gently, heartbreakingly with our times. With the humour and poignancy of her classic The Accidental Tourist (though with a protagonist who doesn`t venture far from home) Anne Tyler`s new novel tells the story of a year in the life of Liam Pennywell, a man in his sixty-first year. A classical pedant, he`s just been let go from his schoolteaching job and downsizes to a tiny out-of-town apartment, where he goes to bed early and alone on his first night. Widowed, re-married, divorced and the father of three daughters, Liam is a man who is proud of his recall but has learned to dodge issues...
Издательство:
Random House
Дата выхода: август 2011