Over the years, as the parents, children, and grand-parents become more deeply entwined, cultures clash, values are challenged, and the American way is seen from the beguiling perspectives of both those who are born here and hose who are struggling to fit in.
When Bitsy invites the Yazdans to an "arrival party" at the Donaldson home, an improbably friendship begins, and the occasion evolves into an annual tradition. Iranian-born matriarch Maryam Yazdan stands unobtrusively in the back of the waiting area with her fully assimilated son, Sami, and his attractive Iranian American wife, Ziba. After the babies from distant Asia are delivered, Bitsy Donaldson impulsively invites the Yazdans to celebrate with an arrival party, an event that is.
Brad and Bitsy Donaldson, all-American suburbanites, and their gift-laden clan resemble a gigantic baby shower with their flotilla of silvery balloons and pink ribbons. Two families, who would otherwise never have come together, meet by chance at the Baltimore airport, each anticipating the arrival of an adopted infant daughter from Korea. A luminous novel brimming with subtle, funny, and tender observations that immerse us in the challenges of both sides of the American story. Schools & English Language Center Discount.We also offer a comprehensive Anne Tyler Bibliography and Price Guide. This was purportedly was issued in an edition of 100 copies, but our experience suggests the real number might be two or three times that number.Įmail us to request a printed copy of our catalog of Anne Tyler Rare Books and First Editions (or download it via the link as a 3.03 MB pdf file). One wild card is a little limited edition, A Visit with Eudora Welty (1980) which reprints an interview with Welty that originally appeared in The New York Times Book Review. For some reason her third book, A Slipping-Down Life (1970) is relatively common when it has a handwritten "R" remainder mark on the front endpaper, but without the mark it too is scarce. Which is the scarcest is the subject of modest debate, with our money on The Clock Winder. Library of Congress 88 Books That Shaped Americaįirst editions of three of Anne Tyler's first four books are scarce and expensive in fine condition: the first, If Morning Ever Comes (1964), the second, The Tin Can Tree (1965), and the fourth, The Clock Winder (1972).
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