Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-205) and index.
Contents
1. The life of Anne Tyler -- 2. Literary influences on Anne Tyler -- 3. A slipping-down life (1970) -- 4. The clock winder (1972) -- 5. Celestial navigation (1974) -- 6. Searching for Caleb (1976) -- 7. Earthly possessions (1977) -- 8. Morgan's passing (1980) -- 9. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant (1982) -- 10. The accidental tourist (1985) -- 11. Breathing lessons (1988) -- 12. Saint Maybe (1991) -- 13. Ladder of years (1995) -- 14. A patchwork planet (1998).