
Having lived in the city for over 50 years, the author takes her readers on familiar tours of its neighborhoods, noting changes throughout the decades Ordinary people living in Baltimore have been the subject of all of Tyler’s novels. Individual family members are presented every decade between 19. From Robin and Mercy in their eighties, to Ben, their toddler great-grandson, we glimpse the intergenerational impact of family patterns. In her 24th novel Anne Tyler introduces us to the Garrett family. Resident Ellyn Loy will review French Braid: A Novel by Anne Tyler on Tuesday, Jat 7 PM in the Auditorium.
