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by Anne Tyler (Goodreads Author)

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So in the end is giving up on Sophie and going with Martine?

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What did Barnaby mean by saying to Martine, "Haply I think onto thee."?

Derek Finnigan At the beginning of the book, When Barnaby is attending the Renascence school, the students have to learn a weekly Shakespeare sonnet. The first sonne…moreAt the beginning of the book, When Barnaby is attending the Renascence school, the students have to learn a weekly Shakespeare sonnet. The first sonnet Barnaby has to learn is, 'When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, Haply I think on thee'. Martine, along with his grandparents, will have faith and belief in him no matter what, and this is why, at the end of the book, when he finally comes to understand what Martine really means to him, Barnaby says to her, "Haply I think on thee".(less)

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I see a lot of familiar people in her novels but why are all of Anne Tyler's moms naggy obsessive types?

Gail I have always wondered about that myself. It seems so anti-feminist yet she always has a soft spot for men and boys. Barnaby did some really nasty thi…moreI have always wondered about that myself. It seems so anti-feminist yet she always has a soft spot for men and boys. Barnaby did some really nasty things as a kid. Anyway maybe Tyler’s Mom or friends Moms in childhood were not great?(less)

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I wish people would not list the ending of the book unless they say it has spoilers. With Popular Answered Questions giving away the final pages, the book loses its appeal.?

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