Name: The Dutch House: A Novel
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Author: Ann Patchett
ISBN: 9780062963680

Type

Physical Book

Author

Ann Patchett

Publisher

Harper Perennial

Language

English

Pages

352

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.3 x 13.7 x 2.8 cm

Weight

1.05

ISBN13

9780062963680

Edition No.

Synopsis "The Dutch House: A Novel"

Pulitzer Prize Finalist New York Times Bestseller A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick A New York Times Book Review Notable Book TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of the YearNamed one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, the Washington Post; O: The Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping, Vogue, Refinery29, and BuzzfeedFrom Ann Patchett, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth, comes a powerful, 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 is the story of a paradise lost, a tour de force that digs deeply into questions of inheritance, love and forgiveness, of how we want to see ourselves and of who we really are.At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.The story is told by Cyril's son Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this unshakeable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures.Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they're together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn story of what they've lost with humor and rage. But when at last they're forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested.

Ann Patchett

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Ann Patchett es una reconocida escritora y ensayista estadounidense nacida el 2 de diciembre de 1963 en Los Angeles. Desde temprana edad se trasladó a Nashville, ciudad donde creció y desarrolló su interés por la literatura. Estudió en Sarah Lawrence College y posteriormente obtuvo una maestría en escritura creativa en la University of Iowa.

Inició su carrera literaria en la década de 1990 con la publicación de la novela The Patron Saint of Liars. Sin embargo, alcanzó reconocimiento internacional con Bel Canto, obra que recibió importantes premios, entre ellos el PEN/Faulkner Award y el Women's Prize for Fiction. Entre sus novelas más destacadas también se encuentran State of Wonder, Commonwealth, The Dutch House y Tom Lake.

Además de escribir, Patchett es una destacada promotora de la lectura. En 2011 cofundó Parnassus Books, una librería independiente que se ha convertido en un importante centro cultural. Su obra, traducida a numerosos idiomas, se caracteriza por explorar las relaciones humanas, la familia, la amistad y la búsqueda de identidad.

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