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Anne Tyler

The Amateur Marriage grew out of the reflection that of all the opportunities to show differences in character, surely an unhappy marriage must be the richest.

Anne Tyler

Marriage

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Anne Tyler suggests that an unhappy marriage reveals more about people's true personalities than other situations because it challenges them deeply. She believes that such a difficult relationship offers the clearest way to observe how individuals differ in their character.

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