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Dinner At the Homesick Restaurant is a heartwarming, hilarious and poignant story of an unconventional American family. Summary of the Book Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant by award-winning author, Anne Tyler begins with Pearl Tull’s deathbed reflections and ruminations as her three children gather around to bid farewell. It was a Sunday night in 1944, when her husband, Beck Tull, left the house and abandoned Pearl to raise three children all by herself. Trapped in her sad life, overburdened by responsibilities and financially desperate, Pearl would often get overcome by rage and strike out the children she had so desired. Because of the harsh conditions while growing up, the Tull children, Jenny, Cody and Ezra, were always isolated from the community. Now Pearl and her three grown children have gathered together, as they reflect on their upbringing and the decisions and events that changed their lives forever. With different perspectives, their memories combine to paint a fuller picture of the Tulls, their lives and their relationships with each other. Intriguing and riveting, Dinner at a Homesick Restaurant will make for an engaging and entertaining read. About Anne Tyler Anne Tyler is a Pulitzer Prize winning American novelist and short story writer. She has written 19 novels, the most popular of which are The Accidental Tourist and Breathing Lessons. She was also honored with the Janet Heidinger Kafka Prize, the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Ambassador Book Award, and the National Book Critics Circle Award.