\'Her brilliance in capturing the ripples on the surface of family life gives her a claim to be the Jane Austen of our age\' - Daily Mail Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl.
Anne Tyler has sold over 1 Million books worldwide \'One of my favourite authors\' - Liane Moriarty \'She spins gold\' - Elizabeth Buchan \'Anne Tyler has no peer\' - Anita Shreve \'A masterly author\' - Sebastian Faulks.
But in the end it is hard to tell whether she is a victim of the needy Emersons, or the de facto ruler of the family.
The Emersons, with their seven adult children, have a reputation for craziness, and Elizabeth finds herself drawn into their disorderly lives against her will. \'Her brilliance in capturing the ripples on the surface of family life gives her a claim to be the Jane Austen of our age\' - Daily Mail Having sacked her handyman, newly-widowed Mrs Emerson finds a replacement in Elizabeth, a lanky, awkward girl