{"product_id":"the-dutch-house-a-novel-isbn-9780062966469","title":"The Dutch House: A Novel","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 | \u003cp\u003e“Enchanting.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePEOPLE Magazine, Best Books of Fall 2019\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett is at her subtle yet shining finest in this gloriously incisive, often droll, quietly suspenseful drama of family, ambition, and home. . . . With echoes of F. Scott Fitzgerald and in sync with Alice McDermott, Patchett gracefully choreographs surprising revelations and reunions as her characters struggle with the need to be one’s true self.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Expect miracles when you read Ann Patchett’s fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett is a master storyteller.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett’s splendid novel is a thoughtful, compassionate exploration of obsession and forgiveness, what people acquire, keep, lose or give away, and what they leave behind.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly(starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“A lavishly gifted writer.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e confirms what we've always known: Ann Patchett doesn't write a bad book.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBookPage\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This finely textured novel is made up of many such small, intimate moments, yet the effect is sweeping, grand, and lavish—and all deeply moving.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Journal of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a serious and poignant story, but also a delightfully funny one.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Independent Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e is beautifully written and often tender.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Spectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A great novelist is on top form with this tale of lost family home.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Times (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Subtle mystery, psychological page-turner, Patchett's latest is a thriller.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eA\u003c\/em\u003e big-hearted, capacious novel...” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChapter 16\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e is unusual, thoughtful and oddly exciting, as well-told domestic dramas can be.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eColumbus Dispatch\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett’s storytelling abilities shine in this gratifying novel.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAssociated Press\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As always, Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Guardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"For Patchett fans who have been waiting for years, it's a worthwhile read.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEvening Standard (London)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Ann Patchett spins a dark, compelling fairy tale in \u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Patchett writes enviable prose—fluid, simple, direct, clear, and fearless.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eEsquire\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"You won’t want to put down this engrossing, warmhearted book even after you’ve read the last page.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNPR\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"As always, the author draws us close to her protagonists swiftly and gracefully.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWall Street Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Patchett’s prose is confident, unfussy and unadorned.\" - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e has the richness, allusiveness, and emotional heft of the best fiction.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBoston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This richly furnished novel gives brilliantly clear views into the lives it contains.” - \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews(starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Large Print","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44889036030181,"sku":"NP9780062966469","price":34.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780062966469.jpg?v=1730230360","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/the-dutch-house-a-novel-isbn-9780062966469","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}