Whistler

Összefoglaló

THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE<BR><BR>'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past' Observer<BR><BR>'Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' Guardian, Book of the Day<BR>__________<BR><BR>When Daphne notices an older gentleman following her around the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, she doesn't expect it to be Eddie - her former stepfather. <BR><BR>Married to her mother for a short time when Daphne was nine, she hasn't seen Eddie for many years; not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. <BR><BR>Meeting again now, Daphne and Eddie feel that time has fallen away. Their earlier relationship was brief but had a profound impact on both of them. Together, they consider not only their past, but the joys of the present and their commitment to face the future together.<BR><BR>A moving, luminous story about how family, memory and love endures, Whistler paints an intimate portrait of how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.<BR>__________<BR><BR>'This generous-hearted, clever and poignantly revealing tale feels another sure-fire hit. Spend a day on the couch in its warm, riveting company and you won't regret it' Times<BR><BR>'A quietly compelling story about the power of familial love to transcend time and blood' Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of 2026