Anne Tyler Interview
http://failbetter.com/20/TylerInterview.php
An additional interview with Anne Tyler, in which she speaks specifically about The Accidental Tourist.
Anne Tyler
Anne Tyler's official website.
The Question and Answer section for The Accidental Tourist is a great resource to ask questions, find answers, and discuss the novel.
Standing water in the road is compared to a wide lake.
A wide lake, it seemed, in the center of the highway crashed against the underside of the car and slammed it to the right.
Macon meets Muriel when he hires her to train his dog.
From the text:
He was a tall, pale, gray-eyed man, with straight fair hair cut close to his head, and his skin was that thin kind that easily burns.