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Contemporary Fiction · 1993 · PG

Ladder of Years

by Anne Tyler

One summer day, Delia Grinstead walks away from her family — and doesn't come back.

For10+GenreContemporary FictionLength325 pagesRead time~9 hours

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Violence

None

No violence

Language

None

No profanity

Sexual Content

Barely any

Brief romantic content

Substance Use

None

No substance use

Emotional Intensity

Some

Themes of quiet desperation, reinvention, and the small life that might be enough

What this book is about

Tyler's 1995 novel follows Delia, a woman who impulsively walks away from her vacation and starts a new, smaller life. Gentle and warm. For older teens and adults.

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