Ladder of Years

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Ladder of Years is a contemporary novel by Anne Tyler that follows a middle-aged woman who abruptly leaves her family to reinvent her life in a small seaside town.

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instanceOf book
novel
author Anne Tyler NERFINISHED
authorNationality American
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
coverArtist Chip Kidd NERFINISHED
genre contemporary fiction
domestic fiction
hasISBN 9780679431378
hasPageCountApprox 300–350 pages
language English
literaryPeriod late 20th century literature
mainCharacter Delia Grinstead NERFINISHED
mediaType hardcover
paperback
print
narrativePerspective third-person
originalPublisher Alfred A. Knopf NERFINISHED
partOfAuthorOeuvre Anne Tyler novels
plotSummary A middle-aged woman abruptly leaves her family during a beach vacation and starts a new life in a small town.
protagonistAge middle-aged
protagonistGender female
publicationYear 1995
publisherImprint Knopf NERFINISHED
setting Maryland NERFINISHED
small seaside town
subjectMatter marriage
motherhood
personal independence
theme family relationships
identity
midlife crisis
reinvention
self-discovery
timePeriodOfStory late 20th century

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Anne Tyler notableWork Ladder of Years