If Morning Ever Comes: A Novel: Amazon.ca: Anne Tyler: Books

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"A triumph."

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Ben Joe Hawkes is a worrier. Raised by his mother, grandmother, and a flock of busy sisters, he's always felt the outsider. When he learns that one of his sisters has left her husband, he heads for home and back into the confusion of childhood memories and unforseen love....

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A touchingly funny tale from the Pultizer Prize-winning author of Saint Maybe. Ben Joe Hawkes comes from a large, cheerful family of women. But when one of his sisters takes her baby and leaves her husband, everything--including his perceptions of the past--changes. "Phenomenal".--The New York Times.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 It's Anne Tyler So It Must Be Good, Juil 16 2004

Par	G. Grisham "grmissouri" (St. Louis, Missouri United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires (REAL NAME)

This is Anne Tyler's first novel and it shows at times, but it is extremely entertaining and worth your time and effort. I actually prefer her earlier writing to her latest and this is no exception. You are safe reading most anything by Anne Tyler.

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4.0�toiles sur 5 strangely affecting book, Mai 25 2004

Par	Library Lady (Knoxville, TN United States) - Voir tous mes commentaires

I don't know why I picked up this book; I suppose it was because it's set in the past and most of my selections are present day. Almost in spite of myself, I found myself becoming engrossed in the lives of the Hawkes family, of Ben Joe and his sisters, his looney-tunes Grandma, and his reserved but strong-willed mother. It paints an exquisite picture of small-town Southern America in the early 60's. There's a lot more going on in Ben Joe's head than ever really happens in the book. It's a lot about what people let you see and what people try to hide. I enjoyed it. It makes me want to read more Tyler.

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5.0�toiles sur 5 Amazing, Avril 8 2004

Par	BeachReader (Delaware) - Voir tous mes commentaires (TOP 1000 REVIEWER)

This review is from: IF MORNING EVER COMES (Hardcover)

It is hard to believe that Anne Tyler wrote this book, her first, when she was only 22 years old. To have such perception, such vision, such maturity, and such knowledge of the intricacies of family life is something I would expect of a writer twice that age.

This is also, I believe, her only novel set in the south, where Tyler was brought up. In a rare interview, she has said that she considers herself a Southerner. She certainly paints a good picture of a typical extended southern family! And this family has all the quirks and curious behaviors that have become Tyler's hallmark over the years.

Poor BenJoe...he is so confused, having taken the path of least resistance by going to law school in New York City, a totally foreign element to this small-town boy. He uses the slightest excuse to rush back home where he gets into everyone's business in a few short days, even though the houseful of women (mother, grandmother, five sisters, and a niece) clearly was doing just fine without him. Tyler makes us like him. She writes from his point of view and gets it letter-perfect.

This book is about much more than a small-town extended southern family - it is about birth and death, living and dying, and the unbreakable bonds of family.

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2.0�toiles sur 5 Not nearly her best...
A lukewarm early offering by a gifted novelist. The story concerns a young man trying to leave behind his home of six sisters, but I suggest you skip it altogether in favor of one... Read more

Publi� le D�c 17 2001 par S. Turlington

4.0�toiles sur 5 Engaging and Realistic
Anne Tyler wrote this novel with circumstantial details of the Hawkes. Specificity is always her strong point and her ability to depict the genuineness of human's emotions and... Read more

Publi� le D�c 8 2000 par Jenny

5.0�toiles sur 5 Women through the eyes of a clueless man
If you understand that all the action and thought in the novel is through the main male character than you can understand the point of the novel better. Read more

Publi� le Sep 1 2000 par willowmare

4.0�toiles sur 5 Did Morning Ever Come?
I read this book for an assignment in my english II-C class. I liked this book but I have some complaints. Read more

Publi� le Janv. 5 2000 par Amanda