Take a photo of a barcode or cover
A review by ruthiella
Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler
3.0
Ladder of Years is definitely one of the more quirky of Tyler’s books. I would put it in the same pile as Back When We Were Grownups rather than on the pile with her more overtly poignant books, such as Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant.
The story is about 40 year old Delia, who married young, had children young and at 40 spontaneously decides on a family vacation to walk down the beach and simply not come back (a threat my mother made often but never followed through on). However, Delia ultimately ends up in some version of “Stars Hollow”, Maryland that is where the quirk hits the fan; the eccentric characters were a little OTT for me at times.
Still, I love Anne Tyler and her writing. She doesn’t offer easy answers and she is not afraid to make her characters unsympathetic, which I appreciate.
The story is about 40 year old Delia, who married young, had children young and at 40 spontaneously decides on a family vacation to walk down the beach and simply not come back (a threat my mother made often but never followed through on). However, Delia ultimately ends up in some version of “Stars Hollow”, Maryland that is where the quirk hits the fan; the eccentric characters were a little OTT for me at times.
Still, I love Anne Tyler and her writing. She doesn’t offer easy answers and she is not afraid to make her characters unsympathetic, which I appreciate.