The Dutch House
A Novel
Ann Patchett
At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to begin an enormous real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets i...
Publish Date
2019
September 24
Goodreads rating
4.11
ISBN
9780062963673
Categories
Recommendations
3
Recommendations
Nov 16, 2019
THE DUTCH HOUSE, by Ann Patchett: an absorbing "family" novel (brother and sister, actually) that's like a perfect Thanksgiving dinner: many courses, each perfectly prepared. At first you turn the pages; then you slip into that world. – sourceOct 18, 2019
@KayLea81 @dailybriefing new book recommendations: The Dutch House. The Orphan of Salt Winds. – sourceJun 11, 2020
Three fiction books that have given me a wonderful mental escape:
The Dutch House, Ann Patchett
Writers & Lovers, Lily King (couldn't put it down)
Girl, Women, Other, Bernadine Evaristo
Any recommendations? – source