The Accidental Tourist

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What to expect

How does a man addicted to routine - a man who flosses his teeth before love-making - cope with the chaos of everyday life? With the loss of his son, the departure of his wife and the arrival of Muriel, a dog trainer from the Meow-Bow dog clinic, Macon's attempts at ordinary life are tragically and comically undone.

A heartfelt novel from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Amateur Marriage and Breathing Lessons, now available as an audiobook.

Critics Review

  • Her masterpiece

    Daily Mail
  • Brilliant, funny, sad and sensitive

    Independent on Sunday
  • Anne Tyler gets better with every book, and this one is a triumph – funny, profound, sad and ultimately reassuring

    Sunday Telegraph
  • Warmly entertaining and sharply organised against cuteness or mush

    Guardian
  • The Accidental Tourist is one of Anne Tyler’s best books

    New York Times

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