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Earthly Possessions

by Anne Tyler · 1977

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"To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love."

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Charlotte Emory has always lived a quiet, conventional life in Clarion, Maryland. She lives as simply as possible, and one day decides to simplify everything and leave her husband. Her last trip to the bank throws Charlotte's life into an entirely different direction when a restless young man in a nylon jacket takes her hostage during the robbery—and soon the two are heading south into an unknown future, and a most unexpected fate....

Genre
literary fictionliterary fictionMore like thisLess of thiswomen’s fictionwomen’s fictionMore like thisLess of this
Themes
familyfamilyMore like thisLess of thisrelationshipsrelationshipsMore like thisLess of thisroad triproad tripMore like thisLess of this
Setting
1970s1970sMore like thisLess of thisUSAUSAMore like thisLess of thissmall townsmall townMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
medium · 202 pages

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