Breathing Lessons A Novel
Breathing Lessons A Novel by Anne Tyler is a reissue published by Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group on November 1, 2005. This 336-page novel unfolds over a single emotionally charged day, capturing a lifetime of dreams, regrets, and reckonings as it follows Maggie and Ira Moran on a road trip from Baltimore to Deer Lick, Pennsylvania, to attend a friend’s funeral. Throughout their journey, the couple reflects on their marriage, navigating its trials and triumphs while showcasing their unique personalities.
Readers will find a detailed exploration of family life and psychological dynamics within the narrative. As Maggie’s quirky and lovable nature contrasts with Ira’s practical and methodical approach, the story delves into their interactions, quarrels, and routines. This journey becomes a revelatory experience, allowing them to rediscover the strength of their bond and the joy of companionship, even amidst life’s bumps.
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE • NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • Evoking Jane Austen, Emma Straub, and other masters of the literary marriage, Breathing Lessons celebrates the small miracles and magic of truly knowing someone.
Unfolding over the course of a single emotionally fraught day, this stunning novel encompasses a lifetime of dreams, regrets and reckonings—and is oftern regarded as Tyler’s seminal work. Maggie and Ira Moran are on a road trip from Baltimore, Maryland to Deer Lick, Pennsylvania to attend the funeral of a friend. Along the way, they reflect on the state of their marriage, its trials and its triumphs—through their quarrels, their routines, and their ability to tolerate each other’s faults with patience and affection. Where Maggie is quirky, lovable and mischievous, Ira is practical, methodical and mired in reason. What begins as a day trip becomes a revelatory and unexpected journey, as Ira and Maggie rediscover the strength of their bond and the joy of having somebody with whom to share the ride, bumps and all.
“More powerful and moving than anything [Tyler] has done.” —Los Angeles Times
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