Breathing Lessons, Paperback/Anne Tyler

WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - 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." And 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. Praise for Breathing Lessons "A wonderful novel, glowing with the insight and compassion of an artist's touch." -- The Boston Globe "Superb fiction: It shows us how to live." -- Newsday "Simple, wise, funny, touching, and real . . . Tyler is known for offbeat characters, and Maggie Moran is one of her most endearing." -- The Christian Science Monitor "An occasion for laughter and tears." -- New York Post "More powerful and moving than anythingTyler] has done." -- Los Angeles Times