{"product_id":"commonwealth-isbn-9780062491794","title":"Commonwealth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e“Exquisite\u003cem\u003e. . .Commonwealth \u003c\/em\u003eis impossible to put down.”\u003cem\u003e — New York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e#1 \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003eBestseller | NBCC Award Finalist | \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book of the Year | \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e Best Book | \u003cem\u003eTIME\u003c\/em\u003e Magazine Top 10 Selection | Oprah Favorite Book | \u003cem\u003eNew York \u003c\/em\u003eMagazine Best Book of The Year \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe acclaimed, bestselling author—winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize—tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning five decades, \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.\u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003eOne Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating’s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny’s mother, Beverly—thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpanning five decades, \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows among them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTold with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together. \u003c\/p\u003e | \u003cp\u003e“Spinning ordinary lives into literary gold” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSeattle Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Ann Patchett’s gifts are more clear than ever in \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eDallas Morning News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“[A] memorable, modern novel” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eFlavorwire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…to create a story with 10 protagonists that spans 50 years - and at least five settings spread across the globe - is a balancing act that requires immense narrative skill, and Patchett never falters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKnoxville News-Sentinel\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Exquisite... \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is impossible to put down.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“close obervation, deadpan humor… Chekhov regularly invoked” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“a wry, compassionate tale” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Science Monitor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderful… Patchett is a master storyteller” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e bursts with keen insights into faithfulness, memory and mortality… [An] ambitious American epic…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAtlanta Journal-Constitution\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“(A) rich and engrossing new novel …” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The genius of the way Patchett approached \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is that it’s constructed like a puzzle… Maybe it’s another case of the tried-and-true adage: “Write what you know.” Because this book? It’s pure gangbusters.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Reading \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is a transporting experience… It feels like Patchett’s most intimate novel and is without doubt one of her best.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is a sly book about storytelling, a story about a single incident - really two pivotal incidents - spun out over the length of a narrative constructed like a conversation but encompassing decades.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKansas City Star\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett gives us funny, flawed characters, and the rich reward of \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is seeing their lives unfold…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHouston Chronicle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wryly humorous, intensely moving... this domestic novel is a book to savor from one of our finest writers” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eCoastal Observer\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePraise for \u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e:\u003c\/strong\u003e  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e  “Patchett brings humanity, humor, and a disarming affection to lovable, struggling characters... Irresistible.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Wonderfully executed…” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMarie Claire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is an all-American family saga, but her touching and even-handed approach to themes such as family politics, love, the role of literature and the acidic nature of lies is buoyed by a generous sprinkling of matter-of-fact humor” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eCommonwealth\u003c\/em\u003e is a smart, thoughtful novel about the ties that bind us.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePop Sugar\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett’s storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she’s done before.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“The prose is lean and inviting…A satisfying meat-and-potatoes domestic novel from one of our finest writers.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Indeed, this is Patchett’s most autobiographical novel, a sharply funny, chilling, entrancing, and profoundly affecting look into one family’s “commonwealth,” its shared affinities, conflicts, loss, and love.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“…a funny, sad, and ultimately heart-wrenching family portrait…Patchett elegantly manages a varied cast of characters…[Patchett is] at her peak in humor, humanity, and understanding people in challenging situations.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett’s storytelling has never seemed more effortlessly graceful. 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