Ann Patchett Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/authors/ann-patchett/ Connecting Books and Readers One Review at a Time Wed, 24 Jun 2026 20:32:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.4 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/12/cropped-books-on-table-2-150x150.jpg Ann Patchett Archives - The Gilmore Guide to Books https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/reviews/authors/ann-patchett/ 32 32 38398750 Whistler by Ann Patchett https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/06/whistler-by-ann-patchett/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/06/whistler-by-ann-patchett/#comments Thu, 25 Jun 2026 07:16:16 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=19673 What begins as offhanded teasing between a wife and husband turns into a momentous occasion that unfolds across the pages and years in Ann Patchett’s exquisite new novel, Whistler. Daphne and her husband are at the Metropolitan Museum when they notice an elderly gentleman following them. Jonathon jokes that he’s staring at Daphne, and it […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2026/06/whistler-by-ann-patchett/feed/ 8 19673 Tom Lake by Ann Patchett https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/11/tom-lake-by-ann-patchett/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/11/tom-lake-by-ann-patchett/#comments Mon, 27 Nov 2023 08:50:39 +0000 https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=18024 I’m not sure I’ve ever started a review with an apology to the book and, possibly, the author. There’s a story here, so please be patient. I’ve always enjoyed Ann Patchett’s books, both fiction and nonfiction so I thought I was ready for her latest, Tom Lake, when it came out in August. A friend […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2023/11/tom-lake-by-ann-patchett/feed/ 9 18024 The Dutch House by Ann Patchett https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/10/the-dutch-house-by-ann-patchett/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/10/the-dutch-house-by-ann-patchett/#comments Mon, 07 Oct 2019 07:40:52 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=13297 Maeve and Danny live of a life of contrasts. Their house is by far the grandest in their neighborhood and money is not something they ever have to think about, but their mother left when Danny was only three and Maeve ten. Their father is a taciturn man who excels at real estate, but shows […]

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]]> https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2019/10/the-dutch-house-by-ann-patchett/feed/ 14 13297 Commonwealth: A Novel https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/09/commonwealth-a-novel/ https://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/2016/09/commonwealth-a-novel/#comments Mon, 12 Sep 2016 07:16:30 +0000 http://gilmoreguidetobooks.com/?p=7061 The Keatings and the Cousins turn into one extended broken family when Mr. Cousins decides to kiss Mrs. Keating at her daughter Franny’s christening. Two divorces and relocation follow and what were two distinct sets of children merge into one unruly tribe in Virginia every summer. This is Ann Patchett’s latest novel, Commonwealth, and it […]

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