Clock Dance

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Maybe it was because I had no feelings for Willa and therefore was not able to feel involved in the little things in her life. Through Willa’s life, Clock Dance explores themes of self-fulfillment, appreciation, passivity, and community to show how people do (or don’t) change throughout time.

Clock Dance by Anne Tyler review – a late-life coming-of-age

They needed hits and Pete promised them hits from their catalogue ex Capella ( and as it happened a few other tracks that slipped the net ). She can be manipulatively helpless: ‘Marriage was often a matter of dexterity, in Willa’s experience.Kate Tuttle (August 1, 2018) "Anne Tyler’s Latest Heroine Quits Cushy Arizona for Quirky Baltimore", New York Times. Minton, the elderly woman with mobility issues; and Ben, a doctor who sees patients out of his home. More predictable and less profound than her most recent full-scale work (the magical A Spool of Blue Thread, 2015), but Tyler’s characteristic warmth and affection for her characters are as engaging as ever.

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No need to tell more of the plot because if you are an Anne Tyler fan, you will want to read this book. Through finely attuned, blink-and-you’d-miss-them moments, Willa finds the language for her own redemption, courageously forging her own, new family.

But what enables Willa to finally break free is the fact that she has decided to do a certain thing simply because it was something she wanted to do. A peacekeeping jedi, Willa detects and soothes the first flutter of anyone’s irritation or disappointment. Yet, they are so much about life, people that she treats so ternderly, with so much consideration for the unique individuals they are.