{"product_id":"the-dutch-house-9780062966469","title":"The Dutch House","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinalist for the\u003cbr\u003ePulitzer Prize\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Bestseller\u003cbr\u003e A Read with Jenna \u003cem\u003eToday\u003c\/em\u003e Show Book Club Pick \u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cstrong\u003eA \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew\u003cbr\u003eYork Times Book Review\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e Notable\u003cbr\u003eBook \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2019\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNamed one\u003cbr\u003eof the Best Books of the Year by NPR, \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003e Washington\u003cbr\u003ePost;\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003cem\u003eO: \u003cbr\u003eThe Oprah Magazine, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eReal Simple\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eGood Housekeeping, \u003cbr\u003eVogue\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003e \u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRefinery29\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e, and \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBuzzfeed\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Patchett, the\u003cbr\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth, \u003c\/em\u003e delivers her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores\u003cbr\u003ethe indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a\u003cbr\u003epast that will not let them go. \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e is the story\u003cbr\u003eof a paradise lost, a tour de force that digs deeply into questions of\u003cbr\u003einheritance, love and forgiveness, of how we want to see ourselves and of who\u003cbr\u003ewe really are.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the end of the Second World\u003cbr\u003eWar, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an\u003cbr\u003eenormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous\u003cbr\u003ewealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate\u003cbr\u003ein the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the\u003cbr\u003ehouse sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe story is told by Cyril's son\u003cbr\u003eDanny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured\u003cbr\u003eMaeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The\u003cbr\u003etwo wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped\u003cbr\u003efrom and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this\u003cbr\u003eunshakeable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their\u003cbr\u003efutures.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eSet over the course of five\u003cbr\u003edecades, \u003cem\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003eDutch House\u003c\/em\u003e is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who\u003cbr\u003ecannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and\u003cbr\u003eMaeve are only truly comfortable when they're together. Throughout their lives\u003cbr\u003ethey return to the well-worn story of what they've lost with humor and rage.\u003cbr\u003eBut when at last they're forced to confront the people who left them behind, \u003cbr\u003ethe relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is\u003cbr\u003efinally tested.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ann Patchett\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/24\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 480\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.98lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 1.20d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780062966469\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePatchett, Ann:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/strong\u003e is the author of novels, most recently the #1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling \u003cem\u003eTom Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN\/Faulkner, the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and \u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Ann Patchett \/ Paperback \/ English","offer_id":48867630776477,"sku":"9780062966469","price":43.52,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_c1f172d2-dab6-4141-b87a-f40d13dca719.jpg?v=1788336677","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/the-dutch-house-9780062966469","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}