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The Tin Can Tree

A Novel

A Novel

By Anne Tyler

By Anne Tyler

By Anne Tyler

By Anne Tyler

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Paperback $16.00

Aug 27, 1996 | 256 Pages

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Dec 07, 2011 | 272 Pages

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    About The Tin Can Tree

    “Anne Tyler writes like an angel.” —USA Today

    In the small town of Larksville, the Pike family is hopelessly out of step with the daily rhythms of life. Mrs. Pike seldom speaks, while Mr. Pike maintains a forced stoicism. Only their ten-year-old, Simon, seems able to acknowledge that their world has changed. He just doesn’t understand why.

    The Pikes may choose to stand still, to hide from an unnameable past, but the strange shroud over their home cannot be contained. Soon it’s inching its way toward their neighbors, where brothers Ansel and James will have to confront their own dark secrets if they want to bring their neighborhood back out into the light.

    About The Tin Can Tree

    “Anne Tyler writes like an angel.” —USA Today

    In the small town of Larksville, the Pike family is hopelessly out of step with the daily rhythms of life. Mrs. Pike seldom speaks, while Mr. Pike maintains a forced stoicism. Only their ten-year-old, Simon, seems able to acknowledge that their world has changed. He just doesn’t understand why.

    The Pikes may choose to stand still, to hide from an unnameable past, but the strange shroud over their home cannot be contained. Soon it’s inching its way toward their neighbors, where brothers Ansel and James will have to confront their own dark secrets if they want to bring their neighborhood back out into the light.

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    Also by Anne Tyler

    Clock Dance
    Half-Truths and Semi-Miracles
    Vinegar Girl
    A Spool of Blue Thread
    The Beginner's Goodbye
    See all books by Anne Tyler

    About Anne Tyler

    ANNE TYLER is the author of more than twenty novels. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.www.annetyler.com

    About Anne Tyler

    ANNE TYLER is the author of more than twenty novels. Her eleventh novel, Breathing Lessons, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize in 1988. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters. She lives in Baltimore, Maryland.www.annetyler.com

    Product Details

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Paperback | $16.00
    Published by Vintage
    Aug 27, 1996 | 256 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780449911891

    Category: Literary Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Vintage
    Dec 07, 2011 | 272 Pages | ISBN 9780307788351

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    Praise

    “Deceptively simple, hauntingly real, a glowing talent.” —Kirkus Reviews

    “Tyler has selected material slight enough to be controlled completely, and squeezed more emotional power from it than one would have thought it contained.” —The New York Times

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