His inability to do so suffuses this poignant book with almost unbearable loneliness. Like Ezra Tull, like Macon Leary, like so many Anne Tyler characters over the years, Micah Mortimer has trouble seeing what is right in front of his eyes. “Does he ever stop to consider his life? The meaning of it, the point?” Tyler opens and closes the book speaking directly to the reader - “You have to wonder what goes through the mind of such a man,” she writes. Micah is irritating, yet oddly likeable - and you might even agree with his plea for the world to “start running at a manageable speed again.” This combination photo shows Pulitzer-winning author Anne Tyler and her new book ‘Redhead by the Side of the Road.’ TNSĪt 78, Pulitzer-winner Anne Tyler is still writing with her customary class and subtle wisdom. "Redhead by the Side of the Road" is another marvellous addition to a back catalogue that includes "Breathing Lessons" and "The Accidental Tourist."Īlthough the central characters in her new novel are understated - an underachieving computer technician called Micah Mortimer and his occasional lover Cass - they are a deceptively simple vehicle for a shrewd exploration of the way we blunder through life.
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