| The Tin Can Tree Contributor(s): Tyler, Anne (Author) |
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ISBN: 0449911896 ISBN-13: 9780449911891 Publisher: Vintage OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 1996 Annotation: In the small town of Larksville, the Pike family is hopelessly out of step with the daily rhythms of life after the tragic, accidental death of six-year-old Janie Rose. Mrs. Pike seldom speaks, blaming herself, while Mr. Pike is forced to come out of his long, comfortable silence. Then there is ten-year-old Simon, who is suddenly without a baby sister -- and without understanding why she's gone. Those closest to this shattered family must learn to comfort them -- and confront their own private shadows of hidden grief. If time cannot draw them out of the dark, then love may be their only hope.... |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Family Life - General - Fiction | Psychological |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 2005270445 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 5.55" W x 8.28" (0.53 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: To read a novel by Anne Tyler is to fall in love. --PEOPLE In this novel filled with emotional power (The New York Times), 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. |