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Anne Tyler

For my own family, I would always choose the makeshift, surrogate family formed by various characters unrelated by blood.

Anne Tyler

Family

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The author prefers to rely on a chosen group of people who are not biologically related as her true family. She values the connections formed through shared experiences and support over traditional blood relationships.

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