The Dutch House

The Dutch House, written by the renowned author Ann Patchett, is a captivating book that you simply cannot put down. Published in 2020 by the prestigious Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, this book has quickly become a favorite among readers. The Dutch House is an exploration of love, sacrifice, and the strong bonds of family. Ann Patchett, known for her powerful storytelling, brings characters to life in a way that is both engaging and deeply moving. This book, like all of Patchett's works, is a testament to her talent as a writer. Set against the backdrop of The Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs of Philadelphia, the story unfolds over five decades, tracing the lives of two siblings as they struggle to overcome the heartbreak of their past. This book is a must-read for anyone who enjoys stories about family, love, and the complexities of life. Published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC, it is a testament to their commitment to bringing quality literature to readers around the world.

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Nominated for the Women's Prize 2020

A STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS, THEIR CHILDHOOD HOME, AND A PAST THAT THEY CAN'T LET GO.

Like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of our migratory patterns. We pretended that what we had lost was the house, not our mother, not our father. We pretended that what we had lost had been taken from us by the person who still lived inside.

In the economic boom following the Second World War, Cyril Conroy's real estate investments take his family from poverty to enormous wealth. With it he buys the Dutch House, a lavish mansion in the Philadelphia suburbs. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.

Danny Conroy grows up in the opulence of the Dutch House. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her wit, her brilliance. The siblings grow and change as life plays out under the watchful eyes of the house's former owners, in the frames of their oil paintings.

Then one day their father brings home Andrea, a new stepmother. Though they cannot know it, her arrival to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve's lives: exiled from the house and tossed back into the poverty from which their family rose, Danny and Maeve have only each other to count on.

'The best book I've read in years' Rosamund Lupton
'Her finest novel yet' Sunday Times
'The buzz around The Dutch House is totally justified. Her best yet, which is saying something' John Boyne
'A masterpiece' Cathy Rentzenbrink
'Bliss' Nigella Lawson