Ann Patchett

Broschiertes Buch

Commonwealth

Beschreibung

Next, dive into TOM LAKE - the breath-taking new novel from Ann Patchett

'Dazzling . life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times

'Patchett blends wisdom and humanity jointly with the icy forensic gaze of someone not afraid to expose the frailties of human behaviour ... Read it' Jojo Moyes

'An outstanding novel ... a master of her art' Observer

It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited and notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host's wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later.

In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story.

Autor

Ann Patchett

Produktdetails

• High/Low
• Verlag: Bloomsbury Trade
• UK open market ed
• Seitenzahl: 322
• Erscheinungstermin: 4. Mai 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 177mm x 110mm x 24mm
• Gewicht: 186g
• ISBN-13: 9781408885307
• ISBN-10: 1408885301
• Artikelnr.: 45654869

Rezensionen

Patchett blends wisdom and humanity jointly with the icy forensic gaze of someone not afraid to expose the frailties of human behaviour ... Read it Jojo Moyes

Praise for Commonwealth:
"Patchett brings humanity, humor, and a disarming affection to lovable, struggling characters... Irresistible." - Library Journal

"Exquisite... Commonwealth is impossible to put down." - New York Times

"(A) rich and engrossing new novel ..." - New York Times Book Review

"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." - Booklist

"...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." - Publishers Weekly (starred review)

"The prose is lean and inviting...A satisfying meat-and-potatoes domestic novel from one of our finest writers." - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

"Wonderfully executed..." - Marie Claire

"Commonwealth is a smart, thoughtful novel about the ties that bind us." - Pop Sugar

"Commonwealth 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" - BookPage

"Commonwealth bursts with keen insights into faithfulness, memory and mortality... [An] ambitious American epic..." - Atlanta Journal-Constitution

"Patchett's storytelling has never seemed more effortlessly graceful. This is minimalism that magically speaks volumes..." - Washington Post

"The genius of the way Patchett approached Commonwealth 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." - San Francisco Chronicle

"moving, beautifully crafted novel..." - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

"Commonwealth 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." - Kansas City Star

"splendid new novel... Just try to stop reading. And you won't want to. Patchett is in stellar form." - USA Today

"... the emotional intelligence of Patchett's storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she's done before." Rating: A - Entertainment Weekly

"close obervation, deadpan humor... Chekhov regularly invoked" - Wall Street Journal

"Patchett gives us funny, flawed characters, and the rich reward of Commonwealth is seeing their lives unfold..." - Houston Chronicle

"a wry, compassionate tale" - Christian Science Monitor

"...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." - Knoxville News-Sentinel

"Reading Commonwealth is a transporting experience... It feels like Patchett's most intimate novel and is without doubt one of her best." - Los Angeles Times

"Wonderful... Patchett is a master storyteller" - O, the Oprah Magazine

"Spinning ordinary lives into literary gold" - Seattle Times

"[A] memorable, modern novel" - Flavorwire

"Ann Patchett's gifts are more clear than ever in Commonwealth" - Dallas Morning News

"Patchett's storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she's done before." - Entertainment Weekly

The book that really stood out for me was Ann Patchett's novel Commonwealth. It's so beautifully structured, and the characters are subtle and three-dimensional. If she were a man, I'm sure she'd be lauded as one of the Great American Novelists