![]() ![]() He also runs a one-man on-call tech help service called Tech Hermit. ![]() He's a hyper-disciplined, fastidiously well-organized, highly competent 43-year-old geek who lives rent-free in the basement apartment of a small Baltimore building in exchange for moonlighting as its super. Micah Mortimer is another likeable oddball in Tyler's pantheon. But I'm not going to give away anything about that roadside presence except to say that the redhead is a lovely metaphor for the protagonist's inability to see clearly, which causes him to misread the relationships in his life. Redhead by the Side of the Road has a lot going for it, beginning with its alluring title. Once again, she burrows so convincingly into the quotidian details of her main character's life, home, and head that you have to wonder if she's some sort of Alexa-gone-rogue. How?Īnne Tyler's latest novel is heartwarming balm for jangled nerves. ![]() Your purchase helps support NPR programming. Close overlay Buy Featured Book Title Redhead by the Side of the Road Author Anne Tyler ![]()
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