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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 student 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 finds solace and fulfillment in unexpected places.
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Clock Dance, Anne Tyler
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- Released
- 2019
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- Title
- Clock Dance
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Anne Tyler
- Publisher
- F. A. Thorpe (Publishers)
- Released
- 2019
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 330
- ISBN10
- 1444840622
- ISBN13
- 9781444840629
- Series
- First published
- 2018
- Original title
- Clock Dance
- Rating
- 3.5 out of 5
- Description
- 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 student 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 finds solace and fulfillment in unexpected places.