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The dutch house audible6/29/2023 ![]() ![]() However, I have to add that I didn’t actually read this book. The characters were so well developed in this story of a family, its wealth and dysfunction. I can certainly say that the trend continues as I was enthralled with The Dutch House. I have never been disappointed after reading a book written by Ann Patchett. ![]() Maybe I should thank her outstanding staff? As with all Patchett’s books, The Dutch House is a good book for book clubs. I have loved Patchett’s writing since reading Bel Canto, and I have no idea how she writes these brilliant novels while running a bookstore. The peripheral characters, who worked for the Dutch House families through the years, are endearing. It represents the rejection and longing of the two Conroy children and the tension between Cyril and his two wives. The Dutch House itself is fascinating, described in exquisite detail and a wonderful setting for the story. ![]() ![]() Their father Cyril is an emotionally distant (but kind) man who chooses a younger woman with two small daughters and marries again. In The Dutch House, she examines the close relationship between Danny and Maeve Conroy, siblings whose mother abandoned them when Danny was a toddler and Maeve a small child. ![]()
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