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The Dutch House
- Narrated by: Tom Hanks
- Length: 9 hrs and 53 mins
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The Dutch House
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Publisher's Summary
Bloomsbury presents The Dutch House by Ann Patchett, read by Tom Hanks.
Next, dive into TOM LAKE – the breath-taking newest novel from Ann Patchett
Lose yourself in the story of a lifetime – the unforgettable Sunday Times bestseller
‘Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature’ Guardian
Nominated for the Women’s Prize 2020
A STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS, THEIR CHILDHOOD HOME, AND A PAST THAT THEY CAN’T LET GO.
Like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of our migratory patterns. We pretended that what we had lost was the house, not our mother, not our father. We pretended that what we had lost had been taken from us by the person who still lived inside.
In the economic boom following the Second World War, Cyril Conroy's real estate investments take his family from poverty to enormous wealth. With it he buys the Dutch House, a lavish mansion in the Philadelphia suburbs. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves.
Danny Conroy grows up in the opulence of the Dutch House. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her wit, her brilliance. The siblings grow and change as life plays out under the watchful eyes of the house’s former owners, in the frames of their oil paintings.
Then one day their father brings home Andrea, a new stepmother. Though they cannot know it, her arrival to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve’s lives: exiled from the house and tossed back into the poverty from which their family rose, Danny and Maeve have only each other to count on.
‘The best book I’ve read in years’ Rosamund Lupton
‘Her finest novel yet’ Sunday Times
‘The buzz around The Dutch House is totally justified. Her best yet, which is saying something’ John Boyne
‘A masterpiece’ Cathy Rentzenbrink
‘Bliss’ Nigella Lawson
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- christiana O
- 27-09-2019
Great witty narration
I thoroughly enjoyed the intelligence and wit of these siblings. Beautifully written and narrated. Really worth a read
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- WE
- 07-12-2019
Truly Amazing
The story by Ann Patchett was perfect, and equal if not better than previously written books. It was bittersweet and full of love and longing. The narration and performance by Tom Hanks was full of drama, emotion and wry humour. Thank you, both of you, for this truly amazing experience.
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- Lucy A
- 29-11-2019
Superb performance by Tom Hanks, read like a play!
I loved every minute of The Dutch House. Engaged from the get-go and Tom Hanks was the perfect choice to narrate! I could not put it down. The poetic details and observatories, the rivalry of characters and the Dutch house itself. Every chapter weaves through Danny’s and his sister Maeve’s memoirs, questioning a nostalgic picture of their family dynasty. A compelling story, pleasurable listening with great humour. I highly recommend it.
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- Yellowchalkie
- 15-05-2020
A lovely, lovely read
Loved it. Loved Tom Hanks narration. Sad it ended when it did. What a lovely book, Ann Patchett is to be applauded for writing such a great book
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- Anonymous User
- 27-06-2020
Quirky Quality
Hanks was great. Story quirky, different but compelling. A good read. Ending a bit lame.
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- Janet
- 17-04-2020
a great story beautifully narrated
I really loved this book and it was such a pleasure to listen to Tom Hanks read it .I loved the story of the family with the house at the centre. The characters were so alive, particularly the two siblings . What a great book, such a pleasure to listen to.
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- Wendy
- 18-05-2020
Beautifully read
Tom adds a life to each character. A calm voice that retells this story with the right amount of pace, gravity and humour.
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- jane
- 10-10-2020
exquisite
Ann Patchett has such a knack of knowing how humans tick. it means that every character is fleshed out and real, every perspective is equally vivid. The Dutch House reminded me in some ways of Donna Tartt's The Goldfinch; the characters revolve around an inanimate object that is as much a part of the emotional journey as the people in it, and the narrator is a boy cast adrift from his mother and forever looking for a compass point. But while the Goldfinch is dark and fatalistic, Patchett brings a dappled optimism into even the gloomiest corners of Danny & Maeve's story.
I hated saying goodbye to Maeve especially. What a sublime book.
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- Jennifer
- 12-06-2020
If these walls and its inhabitants could talk!
With Tom Hanks narrating you're in for a treat. A charming reflection and recollection of childhood with generational intentions and assumptions and their sometimes positive and sometimes negative effects. Of sibling and family experiences and perceptions; of reliving and re imaginings of times past; of the morphing of memories and the steadfastness of long-held beliefs. A tale of the power of a grudge and of the relief of forgiveness. I enjoyed stealing time to listen as frequently and as for long as I could. Some bitter-sweet personal connections. The home truly is where the heart is ... and family ties do. The Dutch House is a museum of memories and emotions.
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- Amazon Customer
- 06-09-2021
Unsure
Was unsure about this book due to the thinking it a bit slow at the start. Once it went further on I really got into the story found it most enjoyable book by this author. A good storyline with excellent narration easy to listen to. Overall a good book.
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