{"product_id":"whistler-ann-patchett","title":"Whistler - Ann Patchett","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatchett is even more entrancing, radiant, and heart-seizing than she is in\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eTom Lake\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ein this tale of complicated marriages, secret love, fear, fury, courage, and reconciliation. -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many of Patchett's works, this beautiful and generous novel feels effortless, never straining for effect. It's one of her best. -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAn evocative and moving tribute to the death-defying, heart-opening, infinitely redemptive power of storytelling. -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus (starred review)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePatchett is a clarion voice who can persuade any reader to devour her books without pause. Her latest is no exception, with strong characters, compelling circumstances, and the one detail on which lives can pivot to ruin or to happiness. Patchett devises for her characters an incident with edge-of-one's-seat suspense in this novel overflowing with rewards for all. -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"A modern family's platonic, later-in-life love story. . . . intimate and entertaining [with a] generous worldview.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Patchett. . . has a penchant for capturing the bittersweet nuances of family and friendship with wit and candor. . . . It's a simple yet soaring tale of love, memory and one extraordinary horse.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ann Patchett's new novel,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhistler\u003c\/i\u003e, is that loveliest of summer gifts, a story of reconciliation, of old affections renewed, of a family's circumference enlarged.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eRon Charles\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"NPR's reviewer Heller McAlpin [once] observed that [Patchett] 'may well be the most beloved book person in America.' The author...only burnishes that sterling reputation with\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhistler\u003c\/i\u003e, her finely crafted account of a reunion between daughter and stepfather.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003eNPR\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Ann Patchett's new novel is a rare phenomenon in contemporary fiction: a novel both majestic and intimate, original and masterful in its structure, crystalline in its prose, revelatory in its insights, utterly devastating yet ultimately uplifting in its emotional impact. . . . I think it is her best novel yet.\" -\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Katie Couric Book Club Pick \/ A Good Housekeeping Book Club Pick \/ A GoodReads Most Anticipated Book of Summer\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Ann Patchett's new novel is a rare phenomenon in contemporary fiction: a novel both majestic and intimate, original and masterful in its structure, crystalline in its prose, revelatory in its insights, utterly devastating yet ultimately uplifting in its emotional impact. . . . I think it is her best novel yet.\" --\u003ci\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe acclaimed, prize-winning #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling writer returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWhen Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine. Now fifty-three, Daphne hasn't seen Eddie for many years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Meeting again, time falls away; while their relationship was brief, it had a profound impact on them both, and now that they are reunited, they have no intention of ever being separated again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhistler\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. It's a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/30\/0001 (EAN 9780063511637, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/01\/2026 pg. 98 (EAN 9780063511637, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 03\/23\/2026 (EAN 9780063511637, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eBooklist\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063511637, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2026 (EAN 9780063511637, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003ePatchett, Ann\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAnn Patchett\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the author of novels, most recently the #1\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ebestselling\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTom Lake\u003c\/em\u003e, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN\/Faulkner, the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003ewas a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003eTime\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003emagazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ingram Content Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47645000695986,"sku":null,"price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0650\/5339\/3074\/files\/Screenshot2026-06-30at2.16.48PM.png?v=1782847015","url":"https:\/\/margoboutique.com\/products\/whistler-ann-patchett","provider":"Margo Boutique","version":"1.0","type":"link"}