Digging to America [large print] / a novel by Anne Tyler.
Two families awaiting the arrival of their adopted infant daughters from Korea meet at the airport. The families lives become interwined after the Donaldsons, a young American couple invite the Yazdan's, Maryam, her son and his Iranian American wife to an arrival party, which becomes an annual event. Maryam, who came to this country thirty-five years earlier, feels her values threatened when she is courted by a newly widowed Donaldson. A penetrating light on the American way as seen from two perspectives, those who are born here and those who are still struggling to fit in.
Record details
- ISBN: 0739326422
- ISBN: 9780739326428
- Physical Description: 405 pages (large print) ; 25 cm
- Edition: large print, 1st edition
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2006]
- Copyright: ©2006
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- Iranian American women > Fiction.
Assimilation (Sociology) > Fiction.
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Widows > Fiction.
Friendships.
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- Large print books.
Psychological fiction.
Domestic fiction.
Available copies
- 14 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at Iredell County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 15 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Statesville Main Library | L.P. TYLER (Text) | 33114015266547 | Adult Large Print Fiction | Available | - |
