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Book Review of The Amateur Marriage

The Amateur Marriage
The Amateur Marriage
Author: Anne Tyler
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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Frequently wishlisted book by wonderful author.

From the cover of trade paperback edition:

"[Tyler is] one of our most notable explorers of current American domestic manners. . . .[this is her] most ambitious work, ranging over sixty years of American experience." -- The New York Times Book Review

"Tyler's heartbreaking new novel. . . evokes the entire sweep of Michael and Pauline Anton's marriage with uncommon delicacy and dignity. . . .This is a story not of extraordinary but of everyday drama. Just two people fumbling through life, amateurs in a game you must occasionally fail at first to become a pro." -- St. Louis Post-Dispatch

"A disarming, deceptively rich book, one that will persuade readers to rethink their position and reinvest a sense of wonder in one of our best contemporary authors." -- The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Wise, witty. . .Tyler writes with such resonance the 'The Amateur Marriage has the richness of an epic." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Wise and observant. . . [Anne Tyler] has the uncanny ability to expose the most confusing contradictions of love." -- The Miami Herald