Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

“Beautiful...funny，heart-hammering，wise...superbentertainment.”–TheNewYorkTimes“Abookthatshouldjointhosefewthateveryliteratepersonwillhavetoread.”–TheBostonGlobePearlTullisnearingtheendofherlifebutnotofhermemory.ItwasaSundaynightin1944whenherhusbandleftthelittlerowhouseonBaltimore’sCalvertStreet，abandoningPearltoraisetheirthreechildrenalone：Jenny，high-spiritedanddetermined，nurturingtostrangersbutdistanttothosesheloves;theolderson，Cody，awildandincorrigibleyouthpossessedbythelureofpowerandmoney;andsweet，clumsyEzra，Pearl’sfavorite，whoneverstopsyearningfortheperfectfamilythatcouldneverbehisown.NowPearlandherthreegrownchildrenhavegatheredtogetheragain–withanger，hope，andabeautiful，harsh，anddazzlingstorytotell.“Anovelistwhoknowswhataproperstoryis...[Tyleris]notonlyagoodandartfulwriter，butawiseoneaswell.”–Newsweek“AnneTylerissurelyoneofthemostsatisfyingnovelistsworkinginAmericatoday.”–ChicagoTribune“Inherninthnovelshehasarrivedatanewlevelofpower.”–JohnUpdike，TheNewYorker“Marvelous，astringent，hilarious，[and]strewnwiththebananapeelsoflove.”–Cosmopolitan