Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Vintage Publishing
Published:2nd May '13
Should be back in stock very soon
This paperback is available in another edition too:
- Paperback£9.99(9780099916406)
'Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant is a book to be settled into fully, tomorrow be damned. Funny, heart-hammering, wise.' The New York Times
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
When Pearl Tull’s husband, Beck, abandons her she pours her energies into preserving normality. Now, as Pearl lies on her deathbed, the impact of Beck’s abrupt departure unspools: on Cody who can’t overcome his anger, on mild Ezra who must always keep the peace, and on bright, errant Jenny.
WITH A NEW INTRODUCTION BY THE AUTHOR
When Pearl Tull’s husband, Beck, abandons her she pours her energies into preserving normality. Only gradually do her three children realise their father is gone for good. Now, as Pearl lies on her deathbed, the impact of Beck’s abrupt departure unspools: on Cody who can’t overcome his anger, on mild Ezra who must always keep the peace, and on bright, errant Jenny. And so the secrets, memories and anguish of the Tull family begin to surface.
Her best novel * Guardian *
Anne Tyler is a brilliant writer * Observer *
A book to be settled into fully, tomorrow be damned. Funny, heart-hammering, wise…superb * New York Times Book Review *
The most impressive American novelist of her generation * Sunday Telegraph *
A classic of contemporary Americana…variously funny and horrifying and finally, quietly, terribly moving * Los Angeles Times *
ISBN: 9780099577270
Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 20mm
Weight: 235g
336 pages