The Accidental Tourist by Anne Tyler Book Birds

The Accidental Tourist was published in 1985 and made into an Oscar winning film starring Geena Davis, Kathleen Turner and William Hurt. By turns dark, heartbreaking and laugh-out-loud hilarious, The Accidental Tourist tells the tale of William Leary who writes travel guidebooks for people who hate to travel. It has been a year since the murder of his 12 year old son. The story opens with William's wife, Sarah, announcing that she is leaving him after which follows his descent into a kind of domestic madness where all the systems he has put in place for protecting him from the world no longer seem to work. Enter dog-trainer extraordinaire, Muriel Pritchett, ostensibly to put manners on William's troubled dog, Edward. Despite his rigorous barriers, William finds himself drawn to the outrageously unsuitable Muriel who represents everything in the world William has been at pains to avoid.
A finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, The Accidental Tourist is one of our favourite of Anne Tyler's twenty-four novels. We hope you enjoy!

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