ladders
ladder of years
& quot ; utterly compelling ... wonderfully satisfying ... virtually flawless . & quot ; br chicago tribune br br baltimore woman disappears during family vacation declares the headline . forty year old delia grinstead is last seen strolling down the delaware shore wearing nothing more than a bathing suit and carrying a beach tote with five hundred dollars tucked inside . to her husband and three almost grown children she has vanished without trace or reason . but for delia who feels like a tiny gnat buzzing around her familys edges & quot ; walking away from it all & quot ; is not a premeditated act but an impulse that will lead her into a new exciting and unimagined life ... br br & quot ; tyler details delias adventure with great skill ... . as so often in her earlier fiction she creates distinct characters caught in poignantly funny situations ... . tyler writes with a clarity that makes the commonplace seem fresh and the pathetic touching . & quot ; br the new york times
forty year old delia grinstead mother of three almost grown children impulsively walks away from her marriage and sets off into the unknown to begin an entirely new life but suddenly she discovers that she is accumulating fresh responsibilities