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 Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_1'); })Breathing Lessons is a 1989 novel by Anne Tyler.Ira and Maggie Moran are a married couple pushing fifty. Maggie is excitable and hyperactive and prone to meddling: her husband is calm and taciturn and tolerates her flights of fancy. They have their frustrations and disappointments in life, the biggest of which is their older child, their son Jesse. Jesse knocked up his girlfriend Fiona when they were only seventeen, and they got married. Unfortunately the marriage ended in failure within a year and Fiona left with their daughter Leroy; the Morans haven't seen their granddaughter in years. If that weren't bad enough, Jesse has dreams of being a rock star and is stuck in an extended adolescence with his garage band, while he shifts from job to job.The story is set over the course of a single day. Ira and Maggie are going to the funeral of their old friend Serena's husband Max. Back home, their daughter Daisy is getting ready to go to college the very next day. Maggie, who is prone to sudden fits of enthusiasm, hits on an idea. They will drop by Fiona's house, cajole her into coming back home with them, and maybe, just maybe, get her back together with Jesse.Advertisement:propertag.cmd.push(function() { proper_display('tvtropes_mobile_ad_2'); })
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 Bittersweet Ending: Maggie's attempt to get Jesse and Fiona back together is a complete disaster, and given how badly it backfired Maggie seems likely to remain estranged from Fiona and the granddaughter that she hasn't seen for years. Jesse will probably remain a loser. Daisy is still moving away, which will leave the Morans with an empty nest. But Maggie has reconnected with her old friend Serena, and she has renewed an emotional connection with Ira, who is a true life partner despite their difficulties.
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 Buxom Beauty Standard: Ira thinks of his wife as "a satisfying series of handfuls, soft silky breasts, and a creamy swell of bottom." He does not approve of her attempts to lose weight.
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 As You Know: Some exposition is given out in the opening pages when Maggie tells Ira that Fiona is getting married, Ira says "Fiona who?" and Maggie shoots back with "Fiona your daughter-in-law!"
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