About the book
A charming new novel of self-discovery and second chances from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread.
Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother but isn't sure she ever will be. Then, one day, Willa receives a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to look after a young woman she's never met, her nine-year-old daughter, and their dog, Airplane. This impulsive decision will lead Willa into uncharted territory--and surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she'll find solace and fulfillment in unexpected places. A bewitching novel of hope and transformation, Clock Dance gives us Anne Tyler at the height of her powers.
Editions of Clock Dance
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780385691598
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780525521228
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781984833648
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780385691611
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780525563020
- EBook
- ISBN 9780385691604
- EBook
- ISBN 9780525521235
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525633464
- AudioStreaming
- ISBN 9780525633440
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780525633457
- AudioDisc
- ISBN 9780525633433
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A charming new novel of self-discovery and second chances from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread.
Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother but isn't sure she ever will be. Then, one day, Willa receives a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to look after a young woman she's never met, her nine-year-old daughter, and their dog, Airplane. This impulsive decision will lead Willa into uncharted territory--and surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she'll find solace and fulfillment in unexpected places. A bewitching novel of hope and transformation, Clock Dance gives us Anne Tyler at the height of her powers.
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What is Clock Dance about?
A charming new novel of self-discovery and second chances from the bestselling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of A Spool of Blue Thread.
Willa Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother but isn't sure she ever will be. Then, one day, Willa receives a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to look after a young woman she's never met, her nine-year-old daughter, and their dog, Airplane. This impulsive decision will lead Willa into uncharted territory--and surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she'll find solace and fulfillment in unexpected places. A bewitching novel of hope and transformation, Clock Dance gives us Anne Tyler at the height of her powers.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Clock Dance?
Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre
Where can I read a sample of Clock Dance?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Clock Dance?
Anne Tyler
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Clock Dance is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780385691598) and hardcover(ISBN 9780525521228) and paperback(ISBN 9781984833648) and paperback(ISBN 9780385691611) and paperback(ISBN 9780525563020) and ebook(ISBN 9780385691604) and ebook(ISBN 9780525521235) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525633464) and audiostreaming(ISBN 9780525633440) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780525633457) and audiodisc(ISBN 9780525633433)
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