Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

Anne Tyler — 1996

Eighty-five-year-old Pearl Tull recalls the desertion of her husband and her attempts to raise three children, who must come to terms with themselves and their father after their mother's death.

Reviews

Nathan Griffin@burdell

Oct 29, 2021

Pretty sure this was a recommendation at the end of "How to Read Literature Like A Professor", and it's pretty obvious why. Lots of really great allegory throughout. Most of which I probably missed. I guess I could see how people would think this is boring. Not much actually happens. But really great complex characters and relationships.