#1657: Anne Tyler’s “Redhead By The Side Of The Road”

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#1657: Anne Tyler’s “Redhead By The Side Of The Road” | The Book Show

Apr 21 2020 | 00:29:55

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Anne Tyler is one of America’s very best living novelists and one of the worlds most loved. Her new novel “Redhead by the Side of the Road,” focuses on routine-obsessed Micah Mortimer, whose life is about to be thrown out of whack. The book touches on misperception, second chances, and the sometimes elusive power of […]

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