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Clock Dance

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A novel of self-discovery and second chances from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author—Willa Drake has had three opportunities to start her life over: in 1967, as a schoolgirl whose mother has suddenly disappeared; in 1977, when considering a marriage proposal; and in 1997, as a young widow trying to hold her family together.

So she is surprised when in 2017 she is given one last chance to change everything, after receiving a startling phone call from a stranger.

Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to help a young woman she's never met. This impulsive decision, maybe the first one she’s consciously made in her life, will lead Willa into uncharted territory—surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she finds 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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ISBN9780525563020
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Publication Date04/30/19

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  • milena.ejk
    milena.ejk

    41 Followers

    3.0

    Ich habe gewartet,

    ..auf das feministische Erwachen von Willa. So lange gewartet. Die Geschichte ist ein wenig an den Haaren herbeigezogen und eine unrealistische Situation. Den Anfang aus den 60ern und 70ern mochte ich mehr. Es war trotzdem ein angenehmes Buch.

    Ich habe gewartet,

    Nov 18, 2025

  • boyle_s_muse
    boyle_s_muse

    2 Followers

    5.0

    Ein warmesherziger Roman, besonders am zum Ende. Eine wirklich tolle Geschichte über das Leben von Willa, was nicht immer leicht war, aber dennoch geprägt war von wunderbaren Menschen. Anna Tyler schafft es über die Themen Verlust, Einsamkeit, Familie und die 'Launen der Zeit' zu sprechen.

    Dec 21, 2025

  • finellibooks
    finellibooks

    92 Followers

    4.0

    Nettes, kurzweiliges Büchlein. Authentische und teils etwas verschrobene Charaktere, fein beobachtete Alltagssituationen, Protagonistin meisterhaft porträtiert- verklemmte Haltung war fast körperlich spürbar 😅

    Mar 14, 2023

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