The actor brings sensitivity, warmth and humour to Ann Patchett’s multi-generational novel of loss and family strife Ann Patchett’s Pulitzer-nominated novel begins and ends in an art deco mansion in a ...

Ann Patchett may well be the most beloved book person in America — not just for her irresistibly absorbing novels and memoirs (including The Patron Saint of Liars, Bel Canto and This Is the Story of a ...

From school shootings to toddlers in cages, our historical moment can feel like a Grimm’s fairy tale. It’s no surprise, then, that our leading novelists have often couched their work in a fable-like ...

The dominant figure in Ann Patchett’s new novel, “The Dutch House,” is in many ways the house itself, a captivating childhood home that later becomes, as one character puts it, “the hero of every ...

Ann Patchett would like you to know that she favors a solid story, with plots and morals. Although many label her books as modern fairy tales, she says “fairy tales strike me as simplistic.” This ...

Ann Patchett’s newest book, a novel titled “The Dutch House,” tells the story of a brother and sister who, early on in their lives, lose everything but each other. The house in the title is their ...