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Item Information
Catalog Record
The beginner's goodbye : a novel
Tyler, Anne.
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Alfred A. Knopf, |
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2012. |
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197 p. ; |
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9780307957276 |
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12 copies available at Alfred Box of Books Library, Andover Free Library, Bath - Dormann Library, Big Flats Library, Corning - Southeast Steuben County Library, Addison Public Library, Fillmore - Wide Awake Club Library, Hammondsport - Fred and Harriett Taylor Memorial Library, Savona - Benedek Memorial Library, Watkins Glen Public Library, Wellsville - David A. Howe Public Library, and West Elmira Library.
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The beginner's goodbye : a novel
Tyler, Anne.
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Leader
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am8a
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key
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ocn745979743
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Data source
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OCoLC
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Fixed field data
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110906s2012 nyu 000 1 eng
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LCCN
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2011033507
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ISBN
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9780307957276 : $24.95
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ISBN
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0307957276
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Cataloging Source
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DLC DLC BTCTA YDXCP NSB BDX UPZ IAD
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Authentication code
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pcc
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LC Call Number
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PS3570.Y45 B44 2012
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Dewey Decimal Classification Number
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813/.54 23
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Other Classification Number
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FIC019000 FIC045000 bisacsh
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Personal Author
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Tyler, Anne.
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Title
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The beginner's goodbye : a novel / by Anne Tyler.
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Publication info
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New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2012.
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Projected pub date
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1204
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Physical description
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197 p. ; 22 cm.
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Summary
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In this book the author give us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances, in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath of fresh air. Unhesitatingly, he marries her, and they have a relatively happy, unremarkable marriage. But when a tree crashes into their house and Dorothy is killed, Aaron feels as though he has been erased forever. Only Dorothy's unexpected appearances from the dead help him to live in the moment and to find some peace. Gradually he discovers, as he works in the family's vanity publishing business, turning out titles that presume to guide beginners through the trials of life, that maybe for this beginner there is a way of saying goodbye. This book is a subtle exploration of loss and recovery, pierced throughout with the author's humor, wisdom, and always penetrating look at human foibles.
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Subject term
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Middle-aged men--Fiction.
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Subject term
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Wives--Death--Fiction.
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Subject term
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Bereavement--Fiction.
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Genre index term
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Ghost stories.
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Genre index term
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Psychological fiction, American.
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Held by
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ALFRED ANDOVER BATH BIGFLATS CORNING ADDISON FILLMORE HAMMONDSPT SAVONA WATKINSGLN WELLSVILLE WESTELMIRA
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