Description
Evie Decker is a shy, quiet seventeen-year-old whose carefully contained life begins to unravel when a voice from the radio—Drumstrings Casey—pulls her out of loneliness and into obsession. As Evie’s fascination grows, she makes a bold, impulsive choice meant to change her place in the world, only to discover that attention can be as complicated as silence. Set against the rhythms of a small town, this coming-of-age story explores belonging, self-invention, and the tender, often awkward negotiations of growing up. With Anne Tyler’s signature blend of humor and emotional precision, Evie’s “slipping-down” path becomes a vivid portrait of how identity is tested—and reshaped—when life refuses to stay still.
Available Editions
paperback
Severn House
Published Jan 1, 1983
157 pages
ISBN: 9780727809179
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First Published
1970
Language
eng
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