6/29/2023 0 Comments Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler![]() ![]() Her husband Sam, a doctor, recently suffered a heart attack, (though Delia, as she is commonly known, refers to it as chest pains). Read moreĬordelia Grinstead is a wife and mother to three children. ![]() I am willing to bet they do but, before doing it, most realize the grass is not always greener. I asked myself if most women feel like Delia about just walking away from their situation. You'll have to read the book to find out what happens to Delia and the family she left. It wasn't always easy for her and she wonders if she had done the right thing. She has new experiences such as finding a place to live, getting a job, making friends and living on her own. She was always dependent on someone, first her parents and then her husband.Delia impulsively walks away from her family with $500 of her family's vacation money and starts a new life in a small town. She didn't go to college, married very young and missed the growing experience of being on her own. She's feeling very much underappreciated and wonders if she was ever really in love with her husband. It's set in the mid-1980s but at times it seemed more recent because of the timeless circumstances.Delia is a wife and mother of three older children (high school and college). Her characters are created to be interesting and well-developed. She's a gentle writer, taking family situations to task and I find myself immersed in what's happening. Anne Tyler is one of my favorite authors. ![]()
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