Anne Tylerová sa vo svojich románoch zameriava na zložitosť rodinných vzťahov a na to, ako sa bežní ľudia vyrovnávajú s každodennými výzvami života. Jej písanie je známe pre svoje prenikavé pozorovania ľudskej povahy, jemný humor a súcitné zobrazovanie postáv. Tylerová majstrovsky zachytáva nuansy medziľudskej komunikácie a skryté emócie, ktoré formujú naše životy. Jej diela sú hlboko zakorenené v realite amerického života a ponúkajú čitateľom intímny pohľad do sŕdc a myslí svojich postáv.
Reštaurácia je rovnako jedinečná ako život jej majiteľa. Jeho reštaurácia je mu útočiskom aj miestom úniku. Radšej chce byť samotárom bez domova ako by sa mal podrobiť tuctovým konvenciám dobrých a spoľahlivých občanov , ktorí zničili životy jeho najbližších. Ezra nie je sám ani vo svojej osamelosti.
Tridsaťročný Barnaby má za sebou búrlivú mladosť a je čiernou ovcou váženej rodiny. Tento dobrosrdečný mladý muž sa s humorom jemu vlastným snaží nájsť si miesto na zemi a odhaliť to, na čom vlastne v živote najviac záleží. Bývalá manželka ním pohŕda. Matka mu vyčíta nedostatok ambícií a neochotu pracovať s otcom v zabehnutej nadácii. A hoci má Barnaby trvalé zamestnanie, ktoré sa všeobecne nepokladá za prestížne, niektorí ľudia naňho pozerajú cez prsty. Jemu však jeho práca poskytla zázemie a našiel tu ľudí, ktorí sú naňho odkázaní a ktorým na ňom záleží. V Barnabyho rodine sa traduje, že každý z nich niekedy v živote stretne svojho anjela, ktorý zmení jeho život na dobré. Barnaby ešte zatiaľ nestretol svojho anjela. A možno ním je práve mladá Sophia...
Americká prozaička Anne Tylerová v románe Dychové cvičenia, za ktorý bola odmenená Pulitzerovou cenou (1989), opisuje jeden deň v živote Maggie a Iru Moranovcov. Hoci predstavujú nanajvýš nesúrodý manželský pár — Ira je životom sklamaný, večne nespokojný a introvertný, kým Maggie prekypuje energiou, je spontánna, výbušná, posadnutá potrebou každému pomôcť — napokon zisťujú, že ich zväzok je napriek vzájomným výhradám nerozlučný. Autorke, pohybujúcej sa na pomedzí komickosti a tragickosti, sa podaril autentický portrét americkej rodiny stredných vrstiev, ktorých životné kolízie i drobné radosti sú však blízke ktorejkoľvek rodine. Tým, že do deja vsúva spomienky oboch protagonistov a mení perspektívu rozprávania, docieľuje šírku a mnohovrstevnosť románu. A. Tylerová (1941) vyštudovala slavistiku na Columbijskej univerzite a svojimi jedenástimi románmi patrí k popredným autorkám súčasnej americkej literatúry — kritika ju prirovnáva k J. Updikeovi. Jej preferovanými témami sú partnerské či rodinné vzťahy, ktoré spracúva s obdivuhodným psychologickým vcítením a s láskavým humorom. Predchádzajúci román Cesty pána Learyho (1985) bol úspešne sfilmovaný.
Through every family run memories which bind it together, despite everything. The Tulls of Baltimore were no exception. Now as Pearl lies dying, stifly encased in her pride and solitude, the past is unlocked and with it its secrets.
Michael and Pauline seemed like the perfect couple - young, good-looking, made for each other. The moment she walked into his mother's grocery store in Baltimore, he was smitten, and in the heat of World War II fervour, they marry in haste.
From the bestselling author of A Spool of Blue Thread- an offbeat love story about mis-steps, second chances and the elusive art of human connection Micah Mortimer isn't the most polished person you'll ever meet. His numerous sisters and in-laws regard him oddly but very fondly, but he has his ways and means of navigating the world. He measures out his days running errands for work - his TECH HERMIT sign cheerily displayed on the roof of his car - maintaining an impeccable cleaning regime and going for runs (7-15, every morning). He is content with the steady balance of his life. But then the order of things starts to tilt. His woman friend Cassia (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a 'girlfriend') tells him she's facing eviction because of a cat. And when a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son, Micah is confronted with another surprise he seems poorly equipped to handle. Redhead by the Side of the Road is an intimate look into the heart and mind of a man who sometimes finds those around him just out of reach - and a love story about the differences that make us all unique.
Baltimore, July 1959. The Whitshanks are one of those unique families that radiate togetherness, as their lives unfold in a lovingly worn house that has always been their anchor. But like all families, the stories they tell themselves reveal only part of the picture . . . A tender, touching and funny story about three generations of an ordinary American family ... Tyler's accomplishment ... is to convince us not only that the Whitshanks are remarkable but also that every family--no matter how seemingly ordinary--is in its own way special. --Associated Press
A major new novel from the beloved prize-winning author -- a brilliantly perceptive, painfully true and funny journey deep into one family's foibles, from the 1950s right up to the changed world of today When the kids are grown and Mercy Garrett gradually moves herself out of the family home, everyone determines not to notice. Over at her studio, she wants space and silence. She won't allow any family clutter. Not even their cat, Desmond. Yet it is a clutter of untidy moments that forms the Garretts' family life over the decades, from giving a child a ride to a painstaking Easter lunch, a fateful train journey to an unexpected homecoming. And it all begins in 1959, with a family 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.
A stellar addition to Tyler's prodigious catalogue . . . A bittersweet, hope- filled look at two quirky families that have broken apart and are trying to find their way back to one another . . . The cast of sharply drawn characters dominates in ways both reflective and raucous across a series of emotional events. -Publishers Weekly (starred, boxed) Tyler, a master of honey enchantment and sly social evisceration whose storytelling finesse has propelled more than 20 novels, now delivers an especially lithe and enlivening tale . . . Tyler's bedazzling yet fathoms-deep feel-good novel is wrought with nimble humor, intricate understanding of emotions and family, place and community-and bounteous pleasure in quirkiness, discovery, and renewal . . . Ensnaring . . . Quintessential Tyler . . . Brilliant, charming, and book-club- ready. -Donna Seaman, Booklist (starred) Tyler's characteristic warmth and affection for her characters are engaging as ever. . . [They are] all vibrantly portrayed with her usual low-key gusto and bracingly dark humor . . . Power dynamics are never simple in Tyler's portraits of marriage. -Kirkus Reviews
Could the taming of Shakespeare's shrew, Katherina, happen today? Find out in this funny, off-beat version from one of our most beloved novelists. "You can't get around Kate Battista as easily as all that." Kate Battista is feeling stuck. How did she end up running house and home for her eccentric scientist father and uppity, pretty younger sister Bunny? Plus, she's always in trouble at work--her preschool charges adore her, but the adults don't always appreciate her unusual opinions and forthright manner. Dr. Battista has other problems. After years out in the academic wilderness, he is on the verge of a breakthrough. His research could help millions. There's only one problem: his brilliant young lab assistant, Pyotr, is about to be deported. And without Pyotr.... When Dr. Battista cooks up an outrageous plan that will enable Pyotr to stay in the country, he's relying--as usual--on Kate to help him. Kate is furious: this time he's really asking too much. But will she be able to resist the two men's touchingly ludicrous campaign to win her round? Anne Tyler's retelling of The Taming of the Shrew asks whether a thoroughly modern, independent woman like Kate would ever sacrifice herself for a man. Its answer is as individual, off-beat, and funny as Kate herself.
