CD Audiobook
French braid [sound recording] / Anne Tyler.
"The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever venture beyond Baltimore, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family's orbit, for reasons none of them understands. Yet as these lives advance across decades, the Garretts' influence on one another ripples unmistakably through each generation, much like French-braided hair keeps its waves even after it is undone. Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives, the impossibility of breaking free from those who love us, and how close--yet how unknowable--every family is to itself"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593551622
- Physical Description: 8 audio discs (9 hours) : digital ; 4 3/4 inches
- Edition: Unabridged.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Audio, [2022]
- Copyright: ℗2022
Content descriptions
| General Note: | Compact discs. |
| Participant or Performer Note: | Read by Kimberly Farr. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Families > Fiction. Baltimore (Md.) > Fiction. |
| Genre: | Audiobooks. Domestic fiction. Novels. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Lakeshore Branch | CD FIC Tyler | 31681010269447 | CDFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Follows the Garrett family from 1959 onward as they discover that their actions advance across decades and ripple through generations. - Random House, Inc.
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER ⢠From the beloved Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author of A Spool of Blue Threadâa funny, joyful, brilliantly perceptive journey deep into one Baltimore familyâs foibles, from a boyfriend with a red Chevy in the 1950s up to a longed-for reunion with a grandchild.
âA quietly subversive novel, tackling fundamental assumptions about womanhood, motherhood and female aging.â âThe New York Times Book Review
The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever leave home, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband, Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping his family's orbit, for reasons none of them understand. Yet, as these lives advance across decades, the Garretts' influences on one another ripple ineffably but unmistakably through each generation.
Full of heartbreak and hilarity, French Braid is classic Anne Tyler: a stirring, uncannily insightful novel of tremendous warmth and humor that illuminates the kindnesses and cruelties of our daily lives, the impossibility of breaking free from those who love us, and how closeâyet how unknowableâevery family is to itself.
