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Books Saint Maybe

But in many ways it is Anne Tyler’s most sophisticated work, a realistic chronicle that celebrates family life without erasing the pain and boredom that families almost necessarily inflict upon their members.

Tweet this quote Read the full piece at New York Times Jay Parini New York Times 1991
Although I know nothing about her personal convictions, her handling of spiritual matters has a wry, temperate feel. […] Saint Maybe winds up being something of a curious creation: a secular tale of holy redemption.

Tweet this quote Read the full piece at New York Review of Books Brad Leithauser New York Review of Books 1992

Ian, we may say, is the accidental hero of a novel – a character who implicitly upbraids his creator for making so much fuss about him.

Tweet this quote Read the full piece at London Review of Books John Sutherland London Review of Books 1992