The Accidental Tourist: A Novel
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Tyler, Anne Author
Published
Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2007.
Status
Checked Out
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the beloved Pulitzer Prize–winning author—an irresistible novel exploring the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one’s life after unspeakable tragedyTravel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon’s best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the center of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler’s talents for making characters—and their relationships—feel both real and magical.“Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating…One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this.” —The Washington Post
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Both authors write thought-provoking, intimate, character-centered stories and novels about families, leading readers into a deeper understanding of their own lives. Characters in these books live through family trauma and come to understand themselves better. Edwards and Tyler both often write about two or more families in order to compare and contrast them. -- Becky Spratford
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Scarred by grief after their 12-year-old son's senseless murder (he was shot by a holdup man in a Burger Bonanza), Macon and Sarah Leary are losing their marriage too. Macon is unable to cope when she leaves him, so he settles down ``safe among the people he'd started out with,'' moving back home with two divorced brothers and spinster sister Rose. Author of a series of guidebooks called ``Accidental Tourist'' for businessmen who hate to travel, Macon is Tyler's focus here, as she gently chronicles his journey from lonely self-absorption to an ``accidental'' new life with brassy Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow Bow Animal Hospital, who renews and claims his heart. Not a character, including Macon's dog Edward, is untouched by delightful eccentricity in this charming story, full of surprises and wisdom. All of Tyler's novels are wonderful; thisher tenthis the best yet. BOMC main selection. Janet Wiehe, P.L. of Cincinnati & Hamilton Cty. Copyright 1985 Cahners Business Information.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tyler, A. (2007). The Accidental Tourist: A Novel . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyler, Anne. 2007. The Accidental Tourist: A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyler, Anne. The Accidental Tourist: A Novel Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Tyler, A. (2007). The accidental tourist: a novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tyler, Anne. The Accidental Tourist: A Novel Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007.
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