Anne Tyler has such a wonderful way with characters. Saint Maybe is about a family haunted by a tragedy and all the ways different members of the family deal with it....focusing mostly on one of the boys of the family. Set in the 1960s/70s and with profound messages about the role faith and redemption play in our lives. Sounds rather heavy-handed but actually there are many light laugh-out-loud moments. It reminded me greatly of how years ago my brothers and I handled an ongoing huge family crisis...with a good deal of dark humor and midnight phone calls.

Released on Tuesday, February 17, 2004 at Willamette Coffee House on 8th next to Mcdonalds in West Linn, Oregon USA.

left in midmorning on the bookcrossing shelf...steer towards the couches and look to your left!