Why did I love this book?
Any list of books for armchair travelers should begin with this wonderful novel.
Macon writes books for business travelers who want to pretend they never left the safety and security of home. At its heart, this is a love story between fussy, introverted Macon and the world’s chattiest and most chaotic dog trainer, Muriel.
Along the way, we meet Macon’s dysfunctional family—they organize their canned food alphabetically—Muriel’s wounded son, and one of the great animal characters in American fiction. Laughter, tears, and no air rage; what more could you ask from a novel?
It’s Anne Tyler at her quirky, poignant best and my favorite of her many books. It helped me understand the feelings I wanted to create for my readers.
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Discover a beautiful story of what it is to be human from Pulitzer prize-winning Sunday Times bestselling Anne Tyler
How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life?
With the loss of his son, the departure of his wife and the arrival of Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, Macon's attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically undone.
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