Everyone has particular childhood memories that stand out and shape the story of who they are. But how reliable are these memories, and when should we let them go? These are some of the questions plaguing siblings Danny and Maeve Conroy, the two central characters in author 鈥檚 new novel, 鈥溾�� (Harper/2019).
As kids, their father bought a mansion in the Philadelphia suburbs known as 鈥淭he Dutch House.鈥� The ornate home is their father鈥檚 prized possession and the very thing that drives away their mother. Host Anita Rao talks to Patchett about the inspiration for this novel and her creative process. Patchett is the author of seven other novels, three non-fiction books and one children鈥檚 book. She is also the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville.
You're not going to divorce your sibling ... That's the bond that you can't get away from. And I think that as a novelist, I'm really interested in the inescapable. - Ann Patchett
She will be at in Asheville on Saturday, Oct. 26th; in Raleigh on Sunday, Oct. 27th; and in Winston-Salem on Monday, Oct. 28th.
Books Ann Patchett Recommends:
- by Margaret Atwood
- by Colson Whitehead
- by Margaret Renkl
- by Gish Jen (out February 2020)
- by Louise Erdrich (out March 2020)
