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Original Title:	Breathing Lessons
ISBN:	0345485599 (ISBN13: 9780345485595)
Edition Language:	English URL http://www.annetyler.com/books/breathing-lessons-tr
Literary Awards:	Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1989)

Breathing Lessons Mass Market Paperback | Pages: 350 pages

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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 other’s eccentricities. Maggie, a kooky, lovable meddler and an irrepressible optimist, wants nothing more than to fix her son’s broken marriage. Ira is infuriatingly practical, a man “who should have married Ann Landers.” 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. --back cover

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Title	:	Breathing Lessons
Author	:	Anne Tyler
Book Format	:	Mass Market Paperback
Book Edition	:	2006 Mass Market edition (USA)
Pages	:	Pages: 350 pages
Published	:	September 26th 2006 by Ballantine Books (first published August 12th 1988)
Categories	:	Fiction. Contemporary. Literary Fiction. Novels. Adult Fiction. Literature. American

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This is the second novel by Anne Tyler that I read and I'm happy to say I enjoyed it much more than The Vinegar Girl.Some quick thoughts:- the main characters, Ira and Maggie Moran, were very relatable and recognisable. Maggie is a busybody, helpful, chatty, well-meaning, a bit scattered at times. She's constantly fretting over her kids and the grandchild she doesn't get to see anymore. She wants to help and fix people's relationships. Ira is the "level-headed" one, a bit taciturn, serious,

When reviewing books with others--whether in text-based or face to face discussions--I am always irritated when readers don't like a book because they "don't like" certain characters in the book. I want to remind them that a) these people are, umm, fictional and b) a diverse mix of characters drives a story, makes it interesting. The truly gifted author fashions characters with weaknesses and flaws as well as strengths and charming bits--the fun is in watching the interplay. When a reader

I needed something to read until the book I *really* want to read arrived in the mail, so I grabbed this old Anne Tyler off the shelf. I used to read Tyler a lot; I loved "The Accidental Tourist", liked "Saint Maybe" and "A Patchwork Planet", found "Celestial Navigation" almost unbearably sad, and had read eight of her novels all told. Perhaps my tastes have changed, or I simply reached my limit. Maybe what I found endearing twenty-five years ago just annoys me now. In any event, "Breathing

Why did I even bother with this one? Perhaps because I thought the cover looked nice and dreamy. Birds - check. Infinity sign - check. A couple taking a roadtrip that allows them to view each other in a new light - check. All of it misleading. Remind me to not go for covers (which I think I will regardless).I think I am not really the demographic this book is intended for, but boy was this a tough read. Somewhere around the middle, I actually skimmed through a couple-forty pages and still the

I finished reading Anne Tylers Breathing Lessons a week ago, but I found myself thinking about it a lot, especially during the recent holidays.Tylers specialty is family and marriage, and while sitting down to countless meals, chatting with parents, siblings, in-laws, nieces, nephews, extended relatives and seeing little grievances and grudges pop up and then be gently patted back down, hearing current events be analyzed in smart or odd or even offensive ways, seeing patterns (some good, some

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Only two stars for this tedious slice of life which by the way if this really is how life is lived you can shove it where the sun dont shine. I think most of us would pay handsomely not to have to live these lives. And one of my stars is just for the scene where the middle aged couple are doing the now-compulsory-in-all-movies singalong-in-the- car and the song they sing is On the Road Again by Canned Heat that surprised me, one of my favourites. Old pop music features quite strongly