![]() ![]() While Patchett didn’t write the novel with the intention of leaving her readers with a message, she was pleasantly surprised to hear that the book caused people to reflect on their pain and leave behind some of the things they were holding onto from their own childhoods. ![]() They support each other when the rest of the world leaves them to fend for themselves, but they also enable each other to cling to the misfortunes of their past in a way that impacts the decisions they make in the future. The sibling bond between Danny and Maeve is in many ways a beautiful love story - but it's not without its share of issues. 'Do you think it’s possible to ever see the past as it actually was' I asked my sister. ![]() ISBN-13: 9780062963673 Summary A powerful novel and richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. “When I was writing ‘Commonwealth,’ I found that the most interesting relationship to me was between one of the stepbrothers and the stepsisters,” said Patchett, “I thought OK the next time I really want to write a book that is just about a brother and a sister.” THE DUTCH HOUSE Ann Patchett, the New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth and State of Wonder, returns with her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores the indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a past that will not let them go. The Dutch House Anne Patchett, 2019 HarperCollins 352 pp. ![]()
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