Redhead by the Side of the Road: A novel

by Tyler, Anne (Author)

ISBN: 9780593171592

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If ever there was a perfect time for a new Anne Tyler novel, it's now. -People Tyler's novels are always worth scooping up-but especially this gently amusing soother, right now. -NPR

From the beloved Anne Tyler, a sparkling new novel about misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of human connection.

Micah Mortimer is a creature of habit. A self-employed tech expert, superintendent of his Baltimore apartment building, cautious to a fault behind the steering wheel, he seems content leading a steady, circumscribed life. But one day his routines are blown apart when his woman friend (he refuses to call anyone in her late thirties a girlfriend) tells him she's facing eviction, and a teenager shows up at Micah's door claiming to be his son. These surprises, and the ways they throw Micah's meticulously organized life off-kilter, risk changing him forever. An intimate look into the heart and mind of a man who finds those around him just out of reach, and a funny, joyful, deeply compassionate story about seeing the world through new eyes, Redhead by the Side of the Road is a triumph, filled with Anne Tyler's signature wit and gimlet-eyed observation.

Story Locale: Baltimore glx

Format: Large Print, 256 pages

Publisher: Random House Large Print, April 2020

Product Dimensions: 9.2 L × 5.6 W × 0.7 H

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