Breathing lessons, paperback/anne tyler

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Maggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight years-and it shows: in their quarrels, in their routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection each others eccentricities.

Maggie, a kooky, lovable meddler and an irrepressible optimist, wants nothing more than to fix her sons broken marriage.

Ira is infuriatingly practical, a man who should have married Ann Landers.

And what begins as a day trip to a funeral becomes an adventure in the unexpected.

As Maggie and Ira navigate the riotous twists and turns, they intersect with an assorted cast of eccentrics-and rediscover the magic of the road called life and the joy of having somebody next to you to share the ride .

bumps and all.

Praise for Breathing Lessons A wonderful novel, glowing with the insight and compassion of an artists touch.

-- The Boston Globe Superb fiction: It shows us how to live.

-- Newsday Simple, wise, funny, touching, and real .

Tyler is known for offbeat characters, and Maggie Moran is one of her most endearing.

-- The Christian Science Monitor An occasion for laughter and tears.

-- New York Post More powerful and moving than anythingTyler] has done.

-- Los Angeles Times.