![]() I say misdirection because reading this first. They’re the parents of three blue-eyed children: two teenage daughters - one responsible, one boy-crazy - and a 7-year-old son who’s adorably serious and “often seemed weirdly smart about people.” Read the full review at the Washington Post. It begins with a nice piece of misdirection, a conversation between young lovers on a train journey to Baltimore, the girl Serena’s home city. Robin and Mercy have inherited the family plumbing supply store. The Garretts are a classic Tyler tribe: responsible, middle-class, kind but flinty. ![]() It doesn’t even matter if you believe in the sanctity of family life the sound alone brings solace. Indeed, given today’s slate of horror and chaos, the rich melody of “French Braid” offers the comfort of a beloved hymn. There are times when such familiarity might feel tiresome. The insular Baltimore family, the quirky occupations, the special foods - they all move across these pages as predictably as the phases of the moon. The story offers such a complete checklist of the author’s usual motifs and themes that it could serve as the Guidebook to Anne Tyler in the Wild. ![]() Everything about Anne Tyler’s 24th novel, “French Braid,” is immediately recognizable to her fans. ![]()
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