Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant

from Carolee888

This one is of the very few disappointing books that I have read by Anne Taylor. I read an 33 year olf paperback edition and everytime I opened the book, I sneezed, and sneezed severak times while reading each time. Anne Taylor did a good job of creating the family characters but it was depressi...

from LARA335

Anne can certainly write, and she understands the psychology of her characters. But this sad saga of an abandoned family, forever carrying their wounds with them, which unintentionally then hurt others, was just too bleak for me.

from Kristelh

Reason Read: Pulitzer prize nominee, Pulitzer group read June 2023. ROOT This is probably my least favorite Tyler. The family story is so messed up, pure dysfunction. I couldn't really like any of the characters. Ezra and Luke are probably the best of the lot. Had this on my shelf since 2014 and ...

from Castlelass

Pearl Tull is looking back on her life with her three (now adult) children. Her husband walked out on the family when the children were young, and she found herself ill-equipped to cope. She carried on as if nothing had happened, not even telling the children that their father was gone. The narra...