Breathing Lessons, Paperback

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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE - NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Maggie and Ira Moran have been married for twenty-eight years-and it shows: in their quarrels, in their routines, in their ability to tolerate with affection each other's eccentricities. Maggie, a kooky, lovable meddler and an irrepressible optimist, wants nothing more than to fix her son's broken marriage. Ira is infuriatingly practical, a man ""who should have married Ann Landers."" And what begins as a day trip to a funeral becomes an adventure in the unexpected. As Maggie and Ira navigate the riotous twists and turns, they intersect with an assorted cast of eccentrics-and rediscover the magic of the road called life and the joy of having somebody next to you to share the ride . . . bumps and all. Praise for Breathing Lessons ""A wonderful novel, glowing with the insight and compassion of an artist's touch.""--The Boston Globe ""Superb fiction: It shows us how to live.""--Newsday ""Simple, wise, funny, touching, and real . . . Tyler is known for offbeat characters, and Maggie Moran is one of her most endearing.""--The Christian Science Monitor ""An occasion for laughter and tears.""--New York Post ""More powerful and moving than anything Tyler] has done.""--Los Angeles Times