Breathing Lessons

By: Anne Tyler

Narrated by: Alyssa Bresnahan

Unfolding over the course of a single emotionally fraught day, this stunning novel encompasses a lifetime of dreams, regrets, and reckonings.

Maggie and Ira Moran are on a road trip from Baltimore, Maryland, to Deer Lick, Pennsylvania, to attend the funeral of a friend. Along the way, they reflect on the state of their marriage, its trials, and its triumphs - through their quarrels, their routines, and their ability to tolerate each other's faults with patience and affection.

Where Maggie is quirky, lovable, and mischievous, Ira is practical, methodical, and mired in reason.

What begins as a day trip becomes a revelatory and unexpected journey, as Ira and Maggie rediscover the strength of their bond and the joy of having somebody with whom to share the ride, bumps and all.

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Slow and boring

The whole book takes place over one day with flashbacks not so seamlessly thrown into it. Couldn’t finish the book, felt like I was wasting my time. Characters are quite the characters indeed. Prepare to listen to endless bickering haha

much descriptive detail.

this is my 11th and Tyler book and my least favorite. too much detail not related to situations.

it was a slow read

probably was more relevant years ago but i found it a little boring and too many irritating characters

You know these people.

It was well- written with relatable characters and dialog. I could empathize with the characters, but found that a bit irritating.

Got a bit boring.

Her style was like rambling on and on. But good still. 1st one of her books I have tried