The Dutch House by Anne Patchett. “After Cyril Connolly purchases a large estate in Elkins Park, Pa, his wife, Elna decides to leave him and their two children, Maeve and Danny, to work with indigent people in India. Cyril remarries a woman named Andrea who has two young girls. After his death, Andrea expels Maeve & Danny, who must now survive on their own. A modern fairy tale and coming of age story from the author of States ofWonder and Commonwealth.” “Gillian Anderson, JoJo Moyes, Nigella Lawson are all fans of her work. A beautifully written work over decades of a family that’s more human and flawed and comical and poignant than real life - but it feels like it could be a story someone is telling me back home. Characters well written and the sibling power struggle is incisively portrayed. Very easy, captivating read.”
