Product Description

Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl. The Emersons have a reputation for craziness, there are seven adult children, and Elizabeth finds herself drawn into their disorderly lives against her will. But in the end it is hard to tell whether she is a victim of the needy Emersons, or the de facto ruler of the family.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1258133 in Books
• Published on: 1987-03
• Original language: English
• Dimensions: 7.76" h x .67" w x 5.12" l, .42 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 256 pages

Ingram
Surrounded by a house full of ticking, chiming clocks, recent widow Pamela Emerson is constantly reminded of her loss, but her life begins to change when she hires Elizabeth Abbott to be a handyman around her property. Reprint. NYT.

About the Author
Born in Minneapolis in 1941, Anne Tyler lives in Baltimore where her novels are set. She is the Pulitzer-prize winning novels of Breathing Lessons and other bestselling novels, including The Accidental Tourist, Saint Maybe, Back When We Were Grownups and The Amateur Marriage.