Ladder of Years (by Anne Tyler)

I’m glad I decided to re-read the novels I’ve collected by the American writer Anne Tyler. Her style is a bit different from my usual preferred reading, and I sometimes wonder where her stories are going - but they’re very readable, sometimes light-hearted, and sometimes thought-provoking. The one I’ve just finished is ‘Ladder of Years’, which I first read in September 2005. After eighteen years, it’s not surprising that I had entirely forgotten everything about it. 
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