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If your life has neat borders and galvanized goals, Anne Tyler’s books may be too ragged, quirky and disquieting for you. But the Pulitzer Prizewinner’s fifteenth novel, Back When We Were Grownups, is a new favorite of mine because it celebrates the unexpected twists and epiphanies an ordinary woman’s life can take. The strong, delightful main character, Rebecca Davitch, wonders one afternoon how she got so far astray from what she thought was “her true life.” What happened? What can be done? Her refreshing quest throughout this intergenerational family story lifts up the spirit and celebrates irregular lives of integrity and compassion.

Reviewed by Mary K., Author, Charlotte, NC

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