Breathing Lessons: A Novel
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Tyler, Anne Author
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group , 2011.
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Description
Maggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight years–and it shows: in their quarrels, in their routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection each other’s eccentricities. Maggie, a kooky, lovable meddler and an irrepressible optimist, wants nothing more than to fix her son’s broken marriage. Ira is infuriatingly practical, a man “who should have married Ann Landers.” And what begins as a day trip to a funeral becomes an adventure in the unexpected. As Maggie and Ira navigate the riotous twists and turns, they intersect with an assorted cast of eccentrics–and rediscover the magic of the road called life and the joy of having somebody next to you to share the ride . . . bumps and all.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tyler, A. (2011). Breathing Lessons: A Novel . Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyler, Anne. 2011. Breathing Lessons: A Novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tyler, Anne. Breathing Lessons: A Novel Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011.
Harvard Citation (style guide)Tyler, A. (2011). Breathing lessons: a novel. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tyler, Anne. Breathing Lessons: A Novel Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2011.
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