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Please join us for a lively book discussion of The Dutch House by Ann Patchett.
A self-made real-estate magnate, Cyril bought the fully furnished mansion in a prosperous Philadelphia suburb to surprise his wife. Cyril's son Danny has scant impressions of his long-gone mother, but his older sister, Maeve, cherishes her memories. The privileged siblings are abruptly banished from their stately home and left penniless by their new stepmother. This inspires brainy, mordant, unconventional, and fiercely self-sufficient Maeve to redouble her devotion to her brother. Patchett (Commonwealth, 2016) is at her subtle yet shining finest in this gloriously incisive, often droll, quietly suspenseful drama of family, ambition, and home.
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