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Book Review of Ladder of Years

Ladder of Years
Ladder of Years
Author: Anne Tyler
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Baltimore woman disappears during family vacation-declares the headline. 40 year old Delia is last seen strolling down the Delaware shore, wearing nothing more than a bathing suit and carrying a beach tote with five hundred dollars tucked inside. To her husband and three almost-grown children, she has vanished without trace or reason. But for Delia, who feels like a tiny gnat buzzing around her family's edges, walking away from it all is not a premeditated act but an impulse that will lead her into a new, exciting, and unimagined life.....