The Amateur Marriage – Anne Tyler
In December 1941, in a Polish neighborhood of Baltimore, Michael Anton is working in his mother’s grocery store when a lively young woman named Pauline Barclay walks in with a cut on her forehead. The attraction is instant, and in the patriotic fervor that follows Pearl Harbor, the two quickly marry, before they really know each other.
The Amateur Marriage, by Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist Anne Tyler, follows Michael and Pauline over the next three decades and beyond. From the start, they are badly matched. Pauline is impulsive, emotional and quick to anger and forgive, while Michael is cautious, reserved and stubborn. Their constant quarrels and misunderstandings become a defining part of their life together, as they raise three children, move to the suburbs and face the challenges of a changing America.
The marriage is tested further when their teenage daughter, Lindy, runs away from home during the turbulent 1960s, leaving a hole in the family that shapes everything that follows. Years later, the consequences of their choices continue to ripple through the lives of their children and grandchildren.
Tyler writes with insight, humor and compassion, capturing the small details of everyday life and the complex mix of love, resentment and loyalty that holds families together, and sometimes drives them apart.
Perceptive and moving, The Amateur Marriage is a rich read for fans of literary fiction and family sagas, and a thoughtful choice for book clubs.
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