Redhead by the Side of the Road

by Anne Tyler | Literature & Fiction |
ISBN: 1473574668 Global Overview for this book
Registered by wingjeniwrenwing of Pambula, New South Wales Australia on 6/22/2020
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Journal Entry 1 by wingjeniwrenwing from Pambula, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 22, 2020
From the beloved and best-selling Anne Tyler, a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection.

Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore apartment building, cautious to a fault behind the steering wheel, he seems content leading a steady, circumscribed life. But one day his routines are blown apart when his woman friend (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a "girlfriend") tells him she's facing eviction, and a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son. These surprises, and the ways they throw Micah's meticulously organized life off-kilter, risk changing him forever. An intimate look into the heart and mind of a man who finds those around him just out of reach, and a funny, joyful, deeply compassionate story about seeing the world through new eyes, Redhead by the Side of the Road is a triumph, filled with Anne Tyler's signature wit and gimlet-eyed observation.

Journal Entry 2 by wingjeniwrenwing at Greigs Flat, New South Wales Australia on Monday, June 22, 2020
Anne Tyler focuses on domestic situations in her novels and even though these themes might be described as ordinary this makes them no less than highly enjoyable. I think she excels here in writing from a male perspective and Tyler is always an author who makes you care deeply for her characters.
August update : Just recently announced that this novel has been longlisted for the Booker Prize 2020.

Journal Entry 3 by wingjeniwrenwing at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Saturday, August 8, 2020

Released 3 yrs ago (8/8/2020 UTC) at Balingup, Western Australia Australia

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Australasian Wishlist Tag Game recipient.

Journal Entry 4 by wingcrimson-tidewing at Balingup, Western Australia Australia on Sunday, August 30, 2020
Arrived safely in the West. Thanks very much for the tag, jeniwren.

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