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In this irresistible best-selling novel, Anne Tyler explores the slippery alchemy of attracting opposites, and the struggle to rebuild one’s life after an unspeakable tragedy. Travel writer Macon Leary hates travel, adventure, surprises, and anything outside of his routine. Immobilized by grief, Macon is becoming increasingly prickly and alone, anchored by his solitude and an unwillingness to compromise his creature comforts. Then he meets Muriel, an eccentric dog trainer too optimistic to let Macon disappear into himself. Despite Macon’s best efforts to remain insulated, Muriel up-ends his solitary, systemized life, catapulting him into the centre of a messy, beautiful love story he never imagined. A fresh and timeless tale of unexpected bliss, The Accidental Tourist showcases Tyler’s talents for making characters — and their relationships — feel both real and magical.“Incandescent, heartbreaking, exhilarating...One cannot reasonably expect fiction to be much better than this.” — The Washington Post''The Accidental Tourist'' is one of Anne Tyler's best books,... [she] shows, with a fine clarity, the mingling of misery and contentment in the daily lives of her families, reminding

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Author

Anne Tyler

Publisher

Ballantine Books

Published

2002

Language

EN

ISBN

9780307416834

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction, Romance

Rating

3.9 / 5 (81,099 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14