![]() Beneath the storybook veneer of the family, however, the Garretts are disparate people, failing to meet one another’s expectations and never finding the compassionate bond of a happy family. In time, they celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary. They bring three children into the world-like them, blond, blue-eyed, and smart. Hardworking, ambitious plumber Robin Garrett woos beautiful Mercy, winning the girl and soon inheriting her father’s plumbing-supply business. Once again, Tyler focuses on the frayed interpersonal workings of a middle-class Baltimore family over the course of several generations. ![]() In many ways, the narrative is a return to the themes of several of her previous, highly regarded works. Anne Tyler, the Pulitzer Prize–winning writer widely considered one of America’s finest authors, released her novel French Braid in 2022. ![]()
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