The Dutch House (novel)

The Dutch House
First edition cover
AuthorAnn Patchett
Audio read byTom Hanks[1]
LanguageEnglish
PublisherHarper
Publication date
September 24, 2019
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint (Hardcover)
Pages352
ISBN978-0-06-296367-3
813/.54
LC ClassPS3566.A7756 D88 2019

The Dutch House is a 2019 novel by Ann Patchett. It was published by Harper on September 24, 2019. It tells the story of a brother and sister, Danny and Maeve Conroy, who grow up in a mansion known as the Dutch House, and their lives over five decades.[2]

The novel was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[3]

The first edition U.S. cover featured a portrait by Noah Saterstrom that was specifically created for the cover. The novel heavily references a painted portrait of Maeve wearing a red coat that was commissioned when she was 10. Saterstrom created a portrait to match Patchett's description.[4]

  1. ^ "Tom Hanks reads audio for Ann Patchett's new novel". Associated Press. August 12, 2019. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  2. ^ "The Dutch House". HarperCollins. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. ^ Maher, John (May 4, 2020). "Moser, Whitehead, McDaniel, Grandin, Boyer, Brown Win 2020 Pulitzers". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved May 4, 2020.
  4. ^ Marcus, J.S. (1 May 2020). "A Fictional Portrait Brought to Life". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 11 April 2024.