Tyler has a keen eye for the seemingly insignificant moments that can secretly change a relationship. This isn’t a book that has a lot of drama. This is the kind of story that just absorbs you and you won’t find it easy to get out. Tyler can zone in on the little moments that end up having a major impact throughout the decades.Īnne Tyler is a very readable author, which isn’t meant to sound as patronising as it does. This is a fantastic look at how a family’s dynamic affects future generations. We see Mercy and Robin’s family grow and change as new family members enter and old ones depart. It then jumps between the decades right up until the 2020 pandemic. Their story begins in the Summer of 1959 when Mercy convinces her husband to take their first and last family holiday. He’s a plumber and she’s a housewife with dreams of being an artist. It takes us through several defining moments in any family’s life: the plight of the empty nesters marriage strife new generations and the loss of relatives.Īt the head of the family are Mercy and Robin, a seemingly mismatched couple who married in their early 20s. We meet the Garrett family and see them grow through the years. It takes us through the history of a typical American family from Baltimore. Tyler is known for her family sagas and French Braid sees her return to the multigenerational ensemble that she is so comfortable with. If there’s one author who’s going to give that to me then it’s Anne Tyler. There’s nothing I like more than a short book that is light on plot and strong on characters. Now I’ve read this one, it might actually inspire me to do it. I’ve got plenty of books on my Kindle and bookshelves. I know that she is one of those writers that everyone recommends but I just haven’t picked anything up. Whatever the reason, I don’t think I’ve read anything by Anne Tyler before. It’s not something we did at school and I guess I just stuck to what I knew. When I was younger, I didn’t read much American literature.
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