Barnaby Gaitlin is a loser just short of thirty hes the black sheep of aphilanthropic Baltimore family. Once upon a time he had a home a loving wifea little fa... » 

Barnaby Gaitlin is a loser just short of thirty hes the black sheep of aphilanthropic Baltimore family. Once upon a time he had a home a loving wifea little family of his own now he has an exwife a 9year old daughter withattitude a Corvette Sting Ray thats a collectors item but unreliable and heworks as hired muscle for RentaBack doing heavy chores for old folks. He hasan almost pathological curiosity about other peoples lives which has got himinto serious trouble in the past and a hopeless charm which attracts the kindof angelic woman who wants to save him from himself. Tylers observation ismore acute more delicious than ever her humour slyer and more irresistibleher characters so vividly realised that you feel youve known this quirkycollection for ever. With perfect pitch and poise humour and humanity AnneTyler chronicles better than any writer today the sublime and the ridiculousof everyday living the foibles and frailties of the ordinary human heart. «