Saint maybe [large print] / Anne Tyler.
<i>Saint Maybe</i> is the rich and absorbing story of a young man's guilt over his brother's death and his struggle to atone for the wrong he feels he has done. On a quiet street in Baltimore in 1965, seventeen-year-old Ian Bedloe lives with his family in an "ideal, apple-pie household," enjoying the comfort of family traditions and indulging in all the usual dreams of the future. Until one night, when Ian's stinging words to his brother bring tragedy--and from that careless moment on nothing can ever be the same. Anne Tyler takes us along Ian's painful and poignant quest for forgiveness, from the Church of the Second Chance to Ian's gratifying, solitary work as a carpenter. Raising the three children that are thrust on him, he finds himself amazed, drowning in family and duty. Then, out of the very heart of the domestic clutter, a light begins to flash.
Record details
- ISBN: 0679407715
- ISBN: 9780679407713
- Physical Description: 502 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
- Edition: Large type edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print in association with Alfred A. Knopf, 1991.
- Copyright: ©1991
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- The airmail bowling ball -- The department of reality -- The man who forgot how to fly -- Famous rainbows -- People who don't know the answers -- Sample rains -- Organized marriage -- I should never tell you anything -- The flooded sewing box -- Recovering from the hearts-of-palm flu.
- Target Audience Note:
- 820L Lexile
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- Subject:
- Families > Fiction.
Baltimore (Md.) > Fiction. - Genre:
- Large print books.
Fiction.
Available copies
- 8 of 8 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 8 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | L.P. TYLER (Text) | 33114001188523 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | LP FIC TYL (Text) | 31421620761701 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Mt. Airy Public Library | LP F TYLER (Text) | 30499000469211 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Newport | LP F TYL (Text) | 34208203287585 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | LP TYL (Text) | 0020502552837 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Perry Memorial Library | LP F TYL c.1 (Text) | 33727000353473 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Transylvania County Library | LP FIC TYL (Text) | 38079100156561 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
| Wilkes County Public Library | LP TYL (Text) | 50501010180756 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
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Summary:
Saint Maybe is the rich and absorbing story of a young man's guilt over his brother's death and his struggle to atone for the wrong he feels he has done. On a quiet street in Baltimore in 1965, seventeen-year-old Ian Bedloe lives with his family in an "ideal, apple-pie household," enjoying the comfort of family traditions and indulging in all the usual dreams of the future. Until one night, when Ian's stinging words to his brother bring tragedy--and from that careless moment on nothing can ever be the same. Anne Tyler takes us along Ian's painful and poignant quest for forgiveness, from the Church of the Second Chance to Ian's gratifying, solitary work as a carpenter. Raising the three children that are thrust on him, he finds himself amazed, drowning in family and duty. Then, out of the very heart of the domestic clutter, a light begins to flash.
