Author | Ann Patchett |
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Audio read by | Tom Hanks[1] |
Language | English |
Publisher | Harper |
Publication date | September 24, 2019 |
Publication place | United States |
Media type | Print (Hardcover) |
Pages | 352 |
ISBN | 978-0-06-296367-3 |
813/.54 | |
LC Class | PS3566.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]