Digging to America – Anne Tyler
I couldn’t wait through the 345 holds at the library, so I went out and bought this–and then devoured it in a single (albeit late) night. I love Ann Tyler. She delves so deep into her characters that we end her novels feeling as though they are our friends, perhaps even our families. In Digging to America, she explores the relationships between the families of two couples who have adopted Korean babies. One is your quintessentially American family; the other is an Iranian family, who is, of course, quintessentially American in its own right. And that is the theme of the book. Although set in her usual Baltimore, this novel felt larger, more spacious than most of her other works. (This is an observation only, neither good nor bad.) As always, highly recommend.
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I always love Anne Tyler and Digging to America was no exception. I thought it was great. She manages to be wide-ranging and profound at the same time.
She does indeed. I wasn’t that wild about The Amateur Marriage, and am glad to see her back in form.