Pulitzer Prize-winning author Anne Tyler talked to RTÉ Arena - listen above.
Anne Tyler is the author of over twenty novels, including The Accidental Tourist (later turned into an Oscar-winning film) and Breathing Lessons.
Her latest novel, Redhead by the Side of the Road is published by Chatto & Windus.
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