"Digging to America" is a novel by Anne Tyler, published in 2006. The story centers around two families, the Donaldsons and the Yazdans, who meet at Baltimore's BWI airport while waiting to adopt baby girls from Korea. The Donaldsons are a reserved and traditional family, while the Yazdans are more outspoken and unconventional. As the two families become intertwined through their shared experience of adoption, cultural differences and tensions arise. The novel explores themes of identity, family, and the immigrant experience, as well as the ways in which people come to understand and accept one another. Through her richly drawn characters and sharp, insightful prose, Tyler captures the complexities and contradictions of contemporary American life, while celebrating the power of love and human connection to bridge divides.
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