bNATIONAL BEST SELLER bb TOP TEN BOOK OF THE YEAR FOR /b/b/bibUSA TODAY/b/ibbb bb ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR: iO Magazine, Christian Science Monitor, Minneapolis Star-Tribune, The Times/i (London)/b/b/b/bbrbrA charming new novel of self-discovery and second chances from the best-selling, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of iA Spool of Blue Thread./i/bbrbrWilla Drake can count on one hand the defining moments of her life. In 1967, she is a schoolgirl coping with her mother's sudden disappearance. In 1977, she is a college coed considering a marriage proposal. In 1997, she is a young widow trying to piece her life back together. And in 2017, she yearns to be a grandmother but isn't sure she ever will be. Then, one day, Willa receives a startling phone call from a stranger. Without fully understanding why, she flies across the country to Baltimore to look after a young woman she's never met, her nine-year-old daughter, and their dog, Airplane. This impulsive decision will lead Willa into uncharted territory--surrounded by eccentric neighbors who treat each other like family, she finds solace and fulfillment in unexpected places. A bewitching novel of hope and transformation, iClock Dance/i gives us Anne Tyler at the height of her powers.