The Accidental Tourist

“INDISPUTABLY HER BEST BOOK.

It leaves one aching with pleasure and pain.”

— The Washington Post

“Hilarious… and touching. Anne Tyler is a wise and perceptive writer with a warm understanding of human foibles.”

— St. Louis Post-Dispatch

“Comic. Sweetly perverse. A novel animated by witty invention and lively personalities.”

— Time

“Anne Tyler [is] covering common ground with uncommon insight. Convincingly real.”

— People

“Engaging. Gripping. Irresistible.”

— The New York Review of Books

“TENDER AND COMPELLING. A VERY FINE NOVEL.”

— Philadelphia Inquirer

“Genuinely funny. If anything could be said against The Accidental Tourist, it’s that it’s almost too complete an entertainment package, laughter and tears all tied together.”

— Vanity Fair

“Anne Tyler is not merely good, she is wickedly good.”

— JOHN UPDIKE

“Imbued with a warmth and wisdom about human nature. Funny, poignant, compassionate and true.”

— Publishers Weekly

“Delightful. Charming. Full of surprises and wisdom. All of Tyler’s novels are wonderful; this is her best yet.”

— Library Journal

“Luminous, tone-perfect, and probably her best to date. A delicate sounding of the odd and accidental incursions of the heart.”

— Kirkus Reviews