18/09/2019Patchett, nearing 30 years as a published novelist, has settled into an enviable groove. With Commonwealth, I came to the right place. This character-driven domestic drama swept me up into the lives of the Cousins and Keating families as Patchett deftly revealed secrets and tragedies over the span of five decades.
Her notable books included Bel Canto (2001), Commonwealth (2016), and The Dutch House (2019). In fact, her first novel sold 24 hours after it had been sent out.
Commonwealth by Ann Patchett is a 2016 Harper publication. As in Patchett’s Run (2007) and Commonwealth (2016), The Dutch House weaves together, with clear-eyed compassion and intuitive, witty honesty, the ties that keep us whole and hold us back. Learn more about Patchett’s life and career. Ann Patchett's new novel, "Commonwealth", surpassed my expectations and solidly earned a spot on my “Best of 2016” list.
After selling her first story to the Paris Review while still in college, Ann Patchett was steadily publishing her poignant, award-winning novels by her early 20s. This character-driven domestic drama swept me up into the lives of the Cousins and Keating families as Patchett deftly revealed secrets and tragedies over the span of five decades. Ann Patchett's new novel, "Commonwealth", surpassed my expectations and solidly earned a spot on my “Best of 2016” list. One fateful Sunday afternoon, Bert Cousins arrives uninvited to Franny Keating’s christening party. From the fantastical Bel Canto to the heartrending memoir Truth and Beauty, Patchett's precocious beginnings have blossomed into a major literary career.
The years go by, and the two siblings struggle not to let the past define them. Commonwealth is the seventh novel by American author Ann Patchett, published in 2016. This book is a bit of a departure for me, but I’ve been craving something different, something more profound and literary in nature. Commonwealth by Ann Patchett review – breathtaking, perceptive and poignant An adulterous affair brings two California families uneasily together in this story set over five decades. Ann Patchett, American author whose novels often portray the intersecting lives of characters from disparate backgrounds.
In a series of vignettes spanning fifty years, it tells the story of the six children whose lives were disrupted and how they intertwined. The novel begins with an illicit kiss that leads to an affair that destroys two marriages and creates a reluctantly blended family.