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A national best seller upon its publication, Anywhere but Here is a moving, often comic portrait of wise child Ann August and her mother, Adele, a larger-than-life American dreamer. As they travel through the landscape of their often conflicting ambitions, Ann and Adele bring to life a novel that is a brilliant exploration of the perennial urge to keep moving, even at the risk of profound disorientation. Simpson's first novel is ultimately a heart-rending tale of a mother and daughter's invaluable relationship.

©2012 Mona Simpson (P)2012 Brilliance Audio, Inc. Coming of Age Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction

What the critics say

"Mona Simpson writes with confidence, with swagger. She is already a master." (Anne Tyler)
" Anywhere but Here is a wonder: big, complex, masterfully written, it's an achievement that lands [Simpson] in the front ranks of our best novelists." ( Newsweek)
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I got this book because I really enjoyed the movie (which I now learned is like the Disney version of this story) I really enjoyed the characters (the mother is a carbon copy of my mother in law) some parts of the book are incredibly uncomfortable but overall, the story is great and I loved the different perspectives of the women in this family, the things they feel and what they go through (Anne having to be very apathetic to deal with her mother who was a serious narcissist who also had terrible delusions) having to also deal with a mother who HAD to have all the fanciest clothes and cars but not having the money to afford it all.

Great book!

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