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First edition cover
Author	Anne Tyler
Country	United States
Language	English
Genre(s)	Novel
Publisher	Knopf
Released	1991
Media type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
Pages	337 pp
ISBN	ISBN 0679403612

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Plot summary

Tyler's plot explores the ways ordinary people react to disastrous events with quietly heroic behavior. When seventeen-year-old Ian Bedloe confronts his older brother Dan with his belief that the latter's wife is having an affair, Dan commits suicide. Shortly after, his sister-in-law dies of an overdose of sleeping pills, and responsibility for the care of the deceased couple's three children (two from their mother's previous marriage) falls to their grandparents. A profoundly guilty Ian receives spiritual guidance from Reverend Emmett of the storefront Church of the Second Chance, and decides to drop out of college to become a carpenter and help his ailing parents with the children, until he eventually becomes their primary caretaker, sacrificing his own life to fulfill what he perceives to be a lifelong moral obligation. Suicide (from Latin sui caedere, to kill oneself) is the act of willfully ending ones own life. ... Carpenters in an Indian village. ...

In 1998, the novel was adapted for a Hallmark Hall of Fame presentation starring Thomas McCarthy, Mary-Louise Parker, Blythe Danner, Edward Herrmann, Melina Kanakaredes, Glynnis O'Connor, and Denis O'Hare. 1998 (MCMXCVIII) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year of the Ocean. ... Hallmark Hall of Fame is the most-honored program in the history of American television. ... Thomas McCarthy (born January 30, 1969) is an actor and director who has appeared in several movies, including Meet the Parents and Good Night, and Good Luck, and television shows, such as Boston Public and Law & Order. ... Mary-Louise Parker as Amy Gardner in the West Wing Mary-Louise Parker (born August 2, 1964 in Fort Jackson, South Carolina) is an American actress whose work in theatre and film has won her international acclaim. ... Blythe Katherine Danner (born February 3, 1943) is a prolific two time Emmy-winning American actress who has appeared in numerous stage, screen, and film roles. ... Edward Herrmann (born July 21, 1943) is an American television and film actor. ... Melina Kanakaredes on Guiding Light, 1992 Melina Eleni Kanakaredes (born April 23, 1967) is an American actress. ... Glynnis OConnor (born November 19, 1956 in New York City) is an American actress, perhaps best known for her work in the mid 1970s, including her lead actress role in the TV version of Our Town and the film Ode to Billy Joe, both of which co-starred Robby... Denis OHare (born January 17, 1962 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA) is a Tony Award-winning actor. ...

External link

• Saint Maybe at the Internet Movie Database