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French Braid
From the Sunday Times bestselling author of Redhead by the Side of the Road
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The glorious Sunday Times bestseller from one of our greatest storytellers, French Braid, follows one family's joys and heartbreaks, mistakes and secrets, from the 1950s right up to today.
When Mercy Garrett moves herself out of the family home, everyone determines not to notice. All she wants is space and silence. No clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond.
But it turns out family life is impossible to escapeβparticularly when it's in your past. For Mercy, it all begins in 1959, with a holiday to a cabin by a lake. It's the only one the Garretts will ever take, but its effects will ripple through the generations.
'Gorgeous, charming, profound, and written with such lightness of touch' β MARIAN KEYES
'A perfect work of fiction' β MEG MASON
'She is and always will be my favourite author' β LIANE MORIARTY
'Exquisitely crafted, tender, hilarious, devastatingly precise, I loved this powerful meditation on the small and often unvoiced moments that can make up a life' β RACHEL JOYCE
'Anne Tyler really is the best... Her sheer brilliance makes it all seem so effortless' β GRAHAM NORTON
'A faultless novel, effortlessly profound. I read it in two sittings, totally immersed' β VICTORIA HISLOP
French Braid appeared in the Sunday Times bestseller list on 03.04.2022, 10.04.2022, and 17.04.2022.
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French Braid by Anne Tyler is praised for its intricate storytelling, blending gentle humour with poignant family dynamics. Readers laud Tyler's distinctive writing style and her ability to weave together life-affirming narratives that resonate deeply. The book is highlighted as being both engaging and emotionally impactful, showcasing Tyler's brilliance and unique voice.
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ISBN: 9781529115475
Publisher: Vintage Publishing
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 16 March 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: Vintage
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 22.0mm
Width: 129.0mm
Height: 197.0mm
Weight: 248g
Pages: 352
About the Author
Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Her bestselling novels include Breathing Lessons, The Accidental Tourist, Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant, Ladder of Years, Back When We Were Grown-ups, Digging to America, A Spool of Blue Thread, Clock Dance, Redhead by the Side of the Road and French Braid. In 1989 she won the Pulitzer Prize; in 1994 she was nominated by Roddy Doyle and Nick Hornby as 'the greatest novelist writing in English'; and in 2012 she received the Sunday Times Award for Literary Excellence. In 2015 A Spool of Blue Thread was shortlisted for the Baileys Women's Prize for Fiction and the Booker Prize; and in 2020 Redhead by the Side of the Road was longlisted for the Booker Prize.
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