Celestial Navigation (novel)
Appearance
Author | Anne Tyler |
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Original title | Celestial Navigation |
Language | English |
Genre | Novel |
Publisher | Knopf |
Publication date | 1974 |
Publication place | United States |
Published in English | February 1974 |
Media type | Print (hardback & paperback) |
Pages | 276 |
ISBN | 0701120940 |
OCLC | 737160 |
813/.5/4 | |
LC Class | PZ4.T979 Ce3 PS3570.Y45 (76361214)[1] |
Preceded by | The Clock Winder |
Followed by | Searching for Caleb |
Celestial Navigation is a 1974 novel by Anne Tyler. This is her 17th novel.
Plot summary
This story is set in the 1960s in a Baltimore rowhouse/boarding house, owned by Mrs. Pauling, the mother of an artistic 38-year-old man, Jeremy Pauling, who never left home. The story begins with the death of Jeremy's mother and the funeral arrangements that needed to be handled by his two out-of-town sisters, Amanda and Laura. Amanda is unsympathetic to her brother's inability to come out of his shell. But a new boarder, Mary Tell and her six year old, Darcy, begin to inspire Jeremy in a new way.
Reviews
- Gail Godwin: "Celestial Navigation" New York Times (April 28, 1974).
See also
References
- ^ Staff. "Celestial Navigation – The Library of Congress". Library of Congress. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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