The Beginner's Goodbye

Resumen del libro

When Dorothy came back from the dead, Aaron noticed that some people simply ignored the fact; some seemed to have forgotten she'd died in the first place; and others just walked straight on by. The accident that killed Dorothy - involving an oak tree, a sun porch and some elusive biscuits - leaves Aaron bereft and the house a wreck. As those around him fuss and flap and bring him casserole after casserole, Aaron ploughs on. He busies himself with work at the family firm, a publisher with a successful line in "Beginner's Guides" to every stage and aspect of life. But then Dorothy starts to materialize in the oddest places. At first, she only comes for a short while, leaving Aaron longing for more. Gradually she stays for longer, and as they talk they also bicker...The cracks that start to reappear in their perfectly normal marriage are as well worn and familiar to Aaron as Dorothy herself. As Aaron starts to emerge from his grief, they are also a reassuringly poignant reminder that life may move on, but some things will forever remain the same.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Anne Tylerx{0026}lt;/B , nacida en Minneapolis en 1941, es autora de numerosas novelas, entre la que destacan x{0026}lt;I Buscando a Calebx{0026}lt;/I (1975), x{0026}lt;I El tránsito de Morganx{0026}lt;/I (1980), x{0026}lt;I Reunión en el restaurante Nostalgiax{0026}lt;/I (PEN/Faulkner Award 1983, publicada por Lumen en 2012), x{0026}lt;I Ejercicios respiratoriosx{0026}lt;/I (Premio Pulitzer 1989), x{0026}lt;I El turista accidental x{0026}lt;/I (National Book Critics Circle Award 1986, que fue llevada a la gran pantalla), x{0026}lt;I Cuando éramos mayores x{0026}lt;/I (2001), x{0026}lt;I El matrimonio amateurx{0026}lt;/I (elegida por x{0026}lt;I The New York Times x{0026}lt;/I como uno de los libros más destacados de 2004), x{0026}lt;I Propios y extrañosx{0026}lt;/I (2006), x{0026}lt;I La brújula de Noé x{0026}lt;/I (2007), x{0026}lt;I El hombre que dijo adiós x{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2013), x{0026}lt;I El hilo azulx{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2016, elegida como mejor novela del mes por Amazon), x{0026}lt;I Corazón de vinagrex{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2017), x{0026}lt;I El baile del reloj x{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2019), x{0026}lt;I Una sala llena de corazones rotos x{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2021), y x{0026}lt;I Historia de una trenza x{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2022) y x{0026}lt;I Tres días de junio x{0026}lt;/I (Lumen, 2025). Es miembro de la American Academy of Art and Letters. Actualmente vive con su familia en Baltimore, donde están ambientadas casi todas sus obras.x{0026}lt;/P