Earthly Possessions - by Anne Tyler (Paperback)

About the Book

An early triumph from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Saint Maybe, for all her new and old fans. A simple trip to the bank throws Charlotte Emory's life in a new direction. A restless young man takes her hostage during a robbery--and soon the two are heading south into an unknown future.

Book Synopsis

From the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Breathing Lessons--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.

Review Quotes

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

"A taste of Anne Tyler, once acquired, is a splendid addiction."--The New York Times

About the Author

ANNE TYLER was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota, in 1941 and grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. She is the author of more than twenty novels. Her twentieth novel, A Spool of Blue Thread, was short-listed for the Man Booker Prize in 2015. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1989. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.