Read by Blair Brown (who appeared on Broadway and has many film credits). Unabridged production. 8 1/2 hours.
In what is perhaps her richest and most deeply searching novel, Anne Tyler gives us a story about what it is to be an American, and about Maryam Yazdan, who after thirty-five years in this country must finally come to terms with her "outsiderness". A luminous novel brimming with subtle, funny, and tender observations that cast a penetrating light on the American way as seen from two perspectives, those who are born in the USA and those who are still struggling to fit in.