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Synopsis
Delia Grinstead, a 40-year-old mother of three almost-grown children, abandons her family impulsively in search of an entirely new life a few miles from home, becoming secretary to a lawyer. Gradually, she begins to return to her old life--first for her daughter's wedding, then for small occasions, finding that the people she left behind have changed as much as she has.
| Size | | Height: | 8.0 in | | Width: | 5.0 in | | Thickness: | 1.0 in | | Weight: | 10.4 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "This all started on a Saturday morning in May, one of those warm spring days that smell like clean linen."
Industry Reviews
"There is a wonderful awareness in this book of how women, even little girls, self-consciously act out their roles, watching themselves as they serve tea, as they play picturesquely with their dolls."
New York Times Book Review - Cathleen Schine (05/07/1995)
"As always, Ms. Tyler writes with a clarity that makes the commonplace seem fresh and the pathetic touching."
New York Times - Christopher Lehmann-Haupt
"A deft wry comment on the human need for fantasy."
Washington Post Book World - Kathryn Harrison
"Tyler excels in capturing her characters in a single sentence. On the surface ['Ladder of Years'] appears to be a very simple story, but Tyler's simplicities are always more complex than they first seem."
San Francisco Chronicle - Mary Mackey
"Here's an almost perfect summer-weight, drip-dry, easy-care novel.... Tyler writes her runaway's adventures not just as stylish comedy but as intriguing possibility."
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