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Whistler

The new international bestseller from the author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House
By Ann Patchett
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THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2026 'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past' Observer Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary... Read More
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A warm, intimate tale about family, memory and connection, from the bestselling author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House

A warm, intimate tale about family, memory and connection, from the bestselling author of Tom Lake and The Dutch House

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THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE

A BARACK OBAMA SUMMER READING PICK 2026

'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past' Observer

Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' Guardian, Book of the Day

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.

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.

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.

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.

'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

'A quietly compelling story about the power of familial love to transcend time and blood' Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of 2026

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781037205316

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 02 June 2026

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 32.0mm

Width: 160.0mm

Height: 236.0mm

Weight: 505g

Pages: 304

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About the Author

Ann Patchett is the author of nine previous novels, three works of non-fiction and two children’s books.. Her most recent book, Tom Lake, was a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, as well as a BBC Radio 2 and Reese Witherspoon Book Club pick. Her novel The Dutch House was also a New York Times and Sunday Times bestseller, and longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize. In 2002 she won the Orange Prize for Fiction with Bel Canto, a prize she has also twice been shortlisted for with The Magician’s Assistant in 1998 and State of Wonder in 2012. Her novels The Magician’s Assistant and State of Wonder were also both shortlisted for the Women’s Prize. Winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award, she was named one of Time magazine’s 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2012. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages. She is the co-owner of Parnassus Books in Nashville, Tennessee, where she lives with her husband, Karl.

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