[3][4][5][6], https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Amateur_Marriage&oldid=959595760, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 29 May 2020, at 15:34. The point of view in the book's 10 chapters shifts from one family member to another, allowing sympathy for all. For example, Lindy goes from a babe in arms in one chapter to a teenager who disappears in the next and we don't know why or what happened in between. They marry precipitously, move into the cramped apartment above the store with his mother, rapidly produce three children, and consistently make each other miserable. Then you can start reading Kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer - no Kindle device required. In the early days of the Second World War, Michael and Pauline find themselves drawn together despite misgivings and bitter fights. “An ode to the complexities of familial love, the centripetal and centrifugal forces that keep families together and send their members flying apart, the supremely ordinary pleasures and frustrations of middle-class American life.”. Pauline and Michael are the most romantic- looking couple. They marry after Michael is discharged from the Army with a permanent injury caused by a deliberate shot from someone he assaulted. A late fan of Anne Tyler's -- Have loved everything I've read so far and will be reading more of her work. The Amateur Marriage simply is, and in that regard it is very refreshing. Oktober 2004), Rezension aus Deutschland vom 6. OTHER BOOKS. This novel of marital unhappiness focusses on a couple whose fraught relationship spans sixty years. Rate this book. For Pauline, it's a tragedy that leaves her in despair. The problem is that the very long chapters are spaced too far apart in time and we don't get to know the family. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2018. The amateur marriage by Tyler, Anne, 1941-Publication date 2004 Topics Married people, Married people Publisher London : Vintage Collection inlibrary; printdisabled; internetarchivebooks; delawarecountydistrictlibrary; china; americana Digitizing sponsor Internet Archive Contributor Internet Archive Language English. The amateur marriage by Anne Tyler, October 2004, Books on Tape edition, Audio Cassette in English More By and About This Author. Please try your request again later. by Anne Tyler Blair Brown Audiobook. I have read at least eight of her twenty novels over the last twenty years. Can't wait for my next read for this very brilliant writer -- (who BTW: reduced me to tears but also provided many laughs as well)! Caring for aging parents, witnessing the illnesses and travails of friends, adapting to a move to the suburbs -- these are all experiences that bind Pauline and Michael to each other, even as their very different temperaments and interests increasingly pull them apart." Redemption links and eBooks cannot be resold. Tyler reliably dredges up the good, the bad, the beautiful, and the ugly of domestic life in Baltimore. But will it go off without a hitch? traces the stormy union of two people who love but can’t stand each other. These promotions will be applied to this item: Some promotions may be combined; others are not eligible to be combined with other offers. She does this with all her characters, in all her books, and as every other Anne Tyler novel I have read, she managed to keep me riveted right to the end. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. Later, the setting shifts to a newly built suburb, where the family gradually moves into the middle class. What are the effects of this shift on the family? Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 24, 2016. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. Blair Brown's capable reading beautifully facilitates this movement between characters. This episode was only a small harbinger of what was to come in their marriage. Excerpted from The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler Copyright © 2004 by Anne Tyler. "[2], William H. Pritchard: "The Amateur Marriage is...Tyler's most ambitious work, ranging over 60 years of American experience, from the attack on Pearl Harbor in 1941 to the anniversary of that day in 2001....An aspect of Tyler's slyness lies in her ability to write sentences that seem to present no resistance, that are perfectly clear in their direction, that don't send up metaphorical gestures by way of suggesting the inexpressibility of life. So, she marries Michael, and the couple condemn each other to some thirty years and more of total misery. A lesser novelist would take moral sides, using this story to make a didactic point. Another sad, angry, bad boy overcomes his tragic past when he finds love. Yet, with her usual penetrating insight, Tyler captures life at its most ordinary, then carves it open to dissect the bonds that linger on. These ebooks can only be redeemed by recipients in the US. THE AMATEUR MARRIAGE. Her characters are vividly drawn without a lot of description, which is always refreshing. Lindy runs away in 1960 and never comes back-although in 1968, Pauline and Michael retrieve Pagan, Lindy's three-year-old, from her San Francisco landlady while Lindy detoxes in a rehab community that her parents aren't allowed to enter. by Anne Tyler. The Amateur Marriage opens in 1941, soon after the attack on Pearl Harbor, and ends 60 years later, with America once again in shock following the uniquely horrible destruction of … For Pauline, the divorce is, at first, a tragedy; gradually, separation becomes a habit. The author's account is not judgmental; however, it is clear that the … Michael, the epitome of calmness, practicality, and orderliness, is smitten by the vibrant, impetuous, and emotional Pauline. She graduated at nineteen from Duke University and went on to do graduate work in Russian studies at Columbia University. Overall The Amateur Marriage is what I would consider to be a quick light read (once you get past the first 50 or so pages) it doesn't spend too much time bogging the reader down with unnecessary detail or politics as some books like to do. But the usually adept Tyler ends up setting 30 years of tedious marital unhappiness and domestic tragedy against a distressingly superficial and bland accounting of the rise of suburbia and the flowering of hippie culture. The story is not as poignant as the "Accidental Tourist" or her latest, "The Spool of Blue Thread," which were, in my estimation, both five star reads Nevertheless, the Amateur Marriage is a good read that will keep you turning the pages to find out what happens next. This is a brutally real, achingly sad story of a marriage. There was a problem loading your book clubs. One is never embarrassed to be seen reading a Tyler novel. As a casualty of the marriage and the era, Lindy might have spoken up--but her reappearance 29 years after her disappearance emphasizes her absence. Finden Sie Top-Angebote für The Amateur Marriage, , Used; Good Book bei eBay. . The last third of the novel pursues how Michael, Pauline, and their children deal with moving on with the rest of their lives after the divorce. Of course, the impact of the discord extends to the rest of the family, especially in the case of the oldest daughter Lindy. The Amateur Marriage is vintage Anne Tyler. From the inimitable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage?and its consequences, spanning three generations. In its early chapters, The Amateur Marriage gives readers a view of life in an ethnic working-class neighborhood in Baltimore. The couple meet during World War II. Because Tyler writes with scrupulous accuracy about muddled, unglamorous suburbanites, it is easy to underestimate her as a sort of Pyrex realist. Reviewed in the United States on January 22, 2004. In essence the story is about life itself. Some even viewed the Antons as so ordinary as to be a bit dull. by Anne Tyler ‧ RELEASE DATE: Jan. 1, 2004. The amateur marriage by Anne Tyler, January 1, 2004, Chatto and Windus edition, Paperback Yet most considered their runaway daughter Lindy, "zapped and fried and hopped and wigged out," as the weak link. He is repressed, controlling, and quiet; she is loud, emotional, and romantic. All rights reserved. By introducing the Anton family's flaws in a nonjudgmental, sympathetic, and even amused tone, she exposes the aching loneliness of life alone and the crushing weight of life together. They seemed like the perfect couple—young, good-looking, made for each other. -- while all our reading choices are subjective, I can only say -- I am so impressed with how where or how she has gotten so close to the American family. Reviewed in the United States on July 16, 2020. The plot concerns the marriage of Michael Anton and Pauline Barclay, who meet when he tends to her bloodied brow in his family's grocery store, located in a primarily Eastern European enclave in Baltimore, in December 1941. Pauline is a pretty feather-head, desperate to have a soldier boyfriend; which she gets when she persuades Michael to enlist. We aren't born with the personality and skills to get along with another person for a lifetime. In The Amateur Marriage, however, the family eventually knows where Lindy has headed and that she chooses to stay missing for most of her life. And it is the brilliance of Anne Tyler’s writing that she evokes the minutiae of relationships, how we get so miffed over trivial things and misunderstandings. Enter your mobile number or email address below and we'll send you a link to download the free Kindle App. A deliciously twisted, forbidden series about fate, heartache, and second chances. Her disappearance -- like the abrupt, sometimes violent events that occur in many Tyler novels, propelling heretofore passive characters into a re-evaluation of their lives -- does not bring her parents closer together, but instead results in another round of accusations and recriminations." Reviewed in the United States on November 24, 2018. This story unwinds over the course of two lifetimes. Why did it take me so long to discover her??? Summary; Excerpt; Reading Guide ; Chapter 1. The Amateur Marriage by Anne Tyler Rebecca Lenkiewicz dramatises Anne Tyler's novel of a flawed marriage. Escape to the country with a gentle tale of fresh starts & second chances - farm dog included! or developed great coping skills and attitudes afterwards. Discover this heartwarming series when you click now! You feel like you could meet these people on the street - … From the inimitable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage—and its consequences, spanning three generations. Are Michael and Pauline too strict or too lax - as Karen remarks, why don't they check on Lindy themselves when they don't know if she's come home? BACK WHEN WE … Michael and Pauline settle in a small apartment above the store, but their widely different temperaments and expectations quickly create dissension in the relationship. So if you enjoy well written, easily absorbed fiction like "The Five People You Meet in Heaven," "About a Boy," "Wicked," "The Curious Incident of Dog in Night-Time," "The Time Traveler's Wife," and "My Fractured Life," then you will love this book. It's a good read. Granted I'd never read anything else by this author, but I've immediately wish listed two more Anne Tyler novels. "The lives of the Antons, of course, are not just about fighting; Pauline and Michael are also tied to each other by their children, by shared adventures and, as the years pass, by bonds of memory and inertia. As in all Anne Tyler’s novels, someone walks out and is either never seen again or appears again toward the end with unsatisfactory results. Pauline is rushed into the small grocery of Michael's family in inner-city Baltimore for emergency first aid. The Amateur Marriage, published in 2004, is American author Anne Tyler's sixteenth novel.[1]. I just began reading this book & it’s keeping me coming back for more but the print is exceptionally small, which is a downfall for me even though I have no vision problems. Of course, the impact of the discord extends to the rest of the family, especially in the case of the oldest daughter Lindy. I do not think it was one of her best. One of my favourite authors, Anne Tyler has taken an ordinary couple––Pauline and Michael––and placed them in an ordinary situation. The Amateur Marriage … They marry after Michael is discharged from the army, but their temperaments don't mix. How does Anton’s experience reflect a change in American family life in the postwar decades? In its early chapters, The Amateur Marriage gives readers a view of life in an ethnic working-class neighborhood in Baltimore. In the end the hero finds his true place in life. In new novel The Amateur Marriage, Anne Tyler once again displays the qualities of wisdom, insightful writing and compassion that have made the Baltimore resident the most-admired serious yet popular writer working today. There was something disturbing about the story, as I'm sure the author intended. The Amateur Marriage. Her observations about how abruptly even the most boring life can go wrong, and about the fact that we are all amateurs in our first marriages, are poignant, however, and may be enough to satisfy readers who seek safe and comfy novels. Some saw Pauline as the novel's emotional core and Michael as Tyler's stock, stoic male. Listen to a sample Listen to a sample Description; Creators; Details; Reviews; From the inimitable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage-—and its consequences, spanning three generations. An emotional and touching account read in one breath that depicts a journey of survival through painful truths, tenderness, love, and compassion. Others thought the opposite. Anyone in the neighborhood could tell you how Michael and Pauline first met. The attack on Pearl Harbor serves as the catalyst for Tyler's sixteenth novel by propelling Pauline, bleeding from a minor wound sustained in the fervor of a spontaneous patriotic parade, into the humble family grocery run by handsome and reserved young Michael and his embittered widow mother. Her latest novel delineates, in careful strokes, the 30-year marriage of Michael Anton and Pauline Barclay, and its dissolution. As is often the case in her novels, there is a problem child who causes stress in the marriage and who feels the stresses between her parents. She is able to paint such vivid pictures of Baltimore and its people with her words.The Amateur Marriage is a good four star read. . After viewing product detail pages, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in. For Michael, self-control is the greatest of virtues; for Pauline, expression is what makes us human. Vintage; Reprint edition (January 6, 2004). The Amateur Marriage Anne Tyler Knopf 1745 Broadway, New York, NY 10019 1400042070, $24.95, 320 pages We have all read books that rehash the same tired motif of the fairy tale relationship. But he was out of his element and was essentially a failure, receiving, perhaps luckily, an early discharge after a training accident. Buy This Book. Tyler's strength resides in her penetrating psychological portraits and delight in mundane details, and these gifts are evident in the novel's promising opening scenes. But that's what you were looking for, right? Top subscription boxes – right to your door, © 1996-2021, Amazon.com, Inc. or its affiliates. Later, the setting shifts to a newly built suburb, where the family gradually moves into the middle class. How does Anton's experience reflect a change in American family life in the postwar decades? In December 1941 in St. Cassians, a mainly Eastern European conclave in Baltimore, 20-year-old Michael meets Pauline and is immediately smitten. The book also touches levels deeper than mischief...to spend the last third of the novel demonstrating (as one of the chapter titles has it) that The World Won't End. Hitched, the rom-com spinoff Emma James' fans have been waiting for. Anne Tyler. It is the exploration of a marriage and, although at times it appears multi-generational, it really only focuses on the marriage of Michael and Pauline and what makes a marriage good or bad. The Amateur Marriage has been my favorite so far. Most people who enjoy a long, happy marriage either did a great job of becoming acquainted before marrying . Unable to add item to List. Bring your club to Amazon Book Clubs, start a new book club and invite your friends to join, or find a club that’s right for you for free. Rescuing the ingenue Pauline from a very minor wound, Michael seems like a young knight in shining armour, Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2012. The Amateur Marriage, published in 2004, is American author Anne Tyler's sixteenth novel. I read other reviews of this book and thank goodness I wasn't put off by those who only gave it 3 and 2 stars. Even when these stories are laced with reality, the authors seem to wrap up the stories neatly with a nice ending. However, the leaps into the future that took place between chapters was at times welcome, but other times it felt disrespectful of the characters. Yes, Tyler intuitively understands the middle class's Norman Rockwell ideal, but she doesn't share it; rather, she has a masterful ability to make it bleed. Knopf $24.95 (320p) ISBN 978-1-4000-4207-4 . Anne Tyler was born in Minneapolis in 1941 but grew up in Raleigh, North Carolina. Michiko Kakutani wrote in her New York Times review: "Though The Amateur Marriage can leave the longtime Tyler fan with the sense that the author is simply reconnoitering territory long ago annexed and mapped out, it is so psychologically detailed that the story as a whole stands as one of her more convincing efforts: an ode to the complexities of familial love, the centripetal and centrifugal forces that keep families together and send their members flying apart, the supremely ordinary pleasures and frustrations of middle-class American life. Michael is a sturdy, good-looking Polish American, with no interests or ambitions other than running the family grocery business and looking after his widowed mother. Makes reading this book uncomfortable because of this. Pauline swooped into the Anton family grocery store with a cut on her head. It was a fabulous read. The Amateur Marriage. It is not an analytical time; differences lying just below the surface are not allowed to detract from the fortuitous moment. What are the effects of this shift on the family? I love Anne Tyler books and this one was no exception. or any couple who's marriage is floundering should read. This item has a maximum order quantity limit. As soon as Michael Anton saw her he was swept off his feet, almost as though he had been waiting for her. Tyler casts an atypically dark look at a hasty wartime marriage and its aftermath. New York Times Book Review (front cover) - William H. Pritchard . This novel is a delight and I would recommend it to my sister. Tragedy ends after the big mistake has been made and paid for, but comedy goes on its way, devoted to showing how everyone is necessarily mistaken." They live into an era in which the accumulated incompatibilities of marriage end, logically, in divorce. The Amateur Marriage is a book that any couple considering marriage . Anne Tyler's 17th novel begins on Pearl Harbor Day 1941 and ends 60 years later, after the World Trade Center attack. Write a Review. "The Amateur Marriage" is a truly insightful look at a marriage in perpetual conflict, where neither person really understands how to overcome their personality tendencies so that they can live in peace, hence an amateur marriage. Something went wrong. THE AMATEUR MARRIAGE begins in 1941, just after the attack at Pearl Harbor. The Amateur Marriage (Book) : Tyler, Anne : Random House, Inc.From the inimitable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage—and its consequences, spanning three generations.They seemed like the perfect couple—young, good-looking, made for each other. Again, it is a good, good read. I think this may be a bit uncomfortable for many -- but I (at my advanced age) -- find her writing incredibly "right on". An outsider to this tightly knit, Polish Catholic Baltimore neighborhood, Pauline is pretty, impulsive, and touchy, and although she and the far more deliberate and reticent Michael fall instantly in love, they are also immediately at odds. Her books are mostly about family and messy relationships. The ill-fated couple at the story's center, Michael and Pauline, are as familiar as relatives-just "two good people who are bad for each other," as Tyler puts it. The range and power of this novel should not only please Tyler's immense readership but also awaken us to the collective excellency of her career. I really struggled to get into this book to begin with but persevered and in the end I enjoyed it. For Michael, convinced that he and Pauline didn't have the faintest idea what they were doing when they married or how to conduct a marriage (that they were "amateurs"), divorce is a salvation. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 9, 2021. "The Amateur Marriage" is artistic and creative, one of the best books I have read in recent years. Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant: A Novel, The Secret Life of Evie Hamilton: A Heartwarming Family Saga. Anne Tyler's Orange Prize-shortlisted 'The Amateur Marriage' tells the story of the unhappy and profoundly monotonous marriage of Michael Anton and Pauline Barclay. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read The Amateur Marriage. "A book that cannot be put down.". Please try again. Please try again. Do you believe that this item violates a copyright? If we miss some key events between chapters, so what? Give as a gift or purchase for a team or group. The moment Pauline, a stranger to the Polish Eastern Avenue neighborhood of Baltimore (though she lived … "From the Hardcoveredition. There's nothing like the emotional high that people experience during the first days and weeks of meeting the one person that you think you will spend the rest of your life with. I always start out by admitting that I love Anne Tyler's writing. . Always there is this sense of loss. Michael remarries and Pauline forms new friendships but struggles with loneliness and dealing with day-to-day demands of an older single woman living in a big old house. In order to illuminate every facet of the couple's interactions and personalities, the story is told from several points of view: those of Michael and Pauline and two of their three children. To get the free app, enter your mobile phone number. From the inimitable Anne Tyler, a rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage--and its consequences, spanning three generations. What are the effects of this shift on the family? About this Book. Sometimes we follow the person who disappears, sometimes we spend the novel searching for them. What is the story about?.Like all of her novels, it is about family, love, marriage, divorce, the passage of time, and growing old; all told through the lens of one family over a sixty year period. No part of this excerpt may be … A devastating wildfire, three scorched marriages and an inflammatory secret that will rock a town. Full content visible, double tap to read brief content. Anne Tyler is one of those great authors whose books you can just pick up and enjoy. The Amateur Marriage | Anne Tyler | ISBN: 9780099469599 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. 5. The moment Pauline, a stranger to the Polish Eastern Avenue neighborhood of Baltimore (though she lived only twenty minutes away), walked into his … Additional gift options are available when buying one eBook at a time. Does this book contain quality or formatting issues? I found myself thinking about the characters after I finished the book. flag. 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