{"product_id":"the-dutch-house-a-read-with-jenna-pick-3","title":"The Dutch House: A Read with Jenna Pick","description":"Finalist for the\nPulitzer Prize\nNew York Times Bestseller\n| A Read with Jenna Today Show Book Club Pick | A New\nYork Times Book Review Notable\nBook | TIME Magazine's 100 Must-Read Books of 2019\nNamed one\nof the Best Books of the Year by NPR, The Washington\nPost; O:\nThe Oprah Magazine, Real Simple, Good Housekeeping,\nVogue, Refinery29, and Buzzfeed\nAnn Patchett, the\n#1 New York Times bestselling author of Commonwealth, delivers her most powerful novel to date: a richly moving story that explores\nthe indelible bond between two siblings, the house of their childhood, and a\npast that will not let them go. The Dutch House is the story\nof a paradise lost, a tour de force that digs deeply into questions of\ninheritance, love and forgiveness, of how we want to see ourselves and of who\nwe really are.\nAt the end of the Second World\nWar, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an\nenormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous\nwealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate\nin the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the\nhouse sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.\nThe story is told by Cyril’s son\nDanny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured\nMaeve, are exiled from the house where they grew up by their stepmother. The\ntwo wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped\nfrom and find that all they have to count on is one another. It is this\nunshakeable bond between them that both saves their lives and thwarts their\nfutures.\n\nSet over the course of five\ndecades, The\nDutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who\ncannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and\nMaeve are only truly comfortable when they’re together. Throughout their lives\nthey return to the well-worn story of what they’ve lost with humor and rage.\nBut when at last they’re forced to confront the people who left them behind,\nthe relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is\nfinally tested.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0062966464\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0062966464.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Patchett, Ann\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This copy has clearly been enjoyed—expect noticeable shelf wear and some minor creases to the cover. Binding is strong, and all pages are legible. May contain previous library markings or stamps.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41738630955066,"sku":"DBV.0062966464.A","price":8.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0062966464-0.jpg?v=1791687619","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/the-dutch-house-a-read-with-jenna-pick-3","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}