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Whistler
The new international bestseller from the author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House
Whistler
The new international bestseller from the author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House
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Description
The internationally bestselling author of The Dutch House and Tom Lake returns with a moving, life-affirming novel that reminds us of the power of connection to defy time.
A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2026
A QUEEN'S READING ROOM BOOK CLUB PICK
'Generous-hearted, clever and poignantly revealing ... Spend a day on the couch in its warm, riveting company and you won't regret it' The Times
'A quietly compelling story about the power of familial love to transcend time and blood' Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of 2026
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Of all people Daphne could imagine running into at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, low down on that list is Eddie, the beloved former stepfather she has not seen since she was a child.
But with this unexpected reunion the years seem to fall away, and a second chance to know one another appears – a chance to turn over the past and, just maybe, to face the future together.
From a master of storytelling, Whistler is a luminous novel about the endurance of love, the small moments that can define a life, and how the feeling of being known by another person – even so briefly – might change everything.
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'Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' Guardian, Book of the Day
'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past' Observer
Product details
| Published | 02 Jun 2026 |
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| Format | Paperback |
| Edition | 1st |
| Pages | 304 |
| ISBN | 9781037206498 |
| Imprint | Bloomsbury Publishing |
| Dimensions | 234 x 153 mm |
| Publisher | Bloomsbury Publishing |
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Reviews
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One of the most beloved authors of her generation
Sunday Times
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Ann Patchett leads us with the intelligence, detail, wit and nuance of the greatest chroniclers of human nature and relationships. Nothing escapes her
Rachel Joyce
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Legions of her fans have been waiting for author Ann Patchett's new novel Whistler which unlocks memories and a lifetime of secrets … One of the most critically acclaimed novelists in America today
Kirsty Wark
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An icon of American letters … Nobody's sitting around going, 'Wow, what we really need is another Patchett novel', she modestly told The Guardian three years ago. In our dark and twisted times, however, some readers might feel that's exactly what they need
Financial Times
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Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream
Guardian, Book of the Day
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Reflective and luminous, this masterpiece is an unmissable celebration of love
Woman & Home, Book of the Month

























