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    Ann Patchett, Commonwealth
    Ann Patchett, Commonwealth
    Ann Patchett, Commonwealth
    Audiobook1 hour

    Ann Patchett, Commonwealth

    Written by Ann Patchett

    Narrated by Emma Straub and Alan Alda

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    About this audiobook

    The acclaimed bestselling author returns to Symphony Space to discuss her latest novel. Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth tells the enthralling and tender story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families’ lives. In conversation with Emma Straub (Modern Lovers). An excerpt from the novel will be performed by Alan Alda.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherSymphony Space Audio
    Release dateOct 26, 2017
    ISBN9781509455072
    Ann Patchett, Commonwealth
    Author

    Ann Patchett

    Ann Patchett is the author of novels, most recently the #1 New York Times bestselling Tom Lake, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner, the Women's Prize in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel The Dutch House was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books. Visit her at annpatchett.com.

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    • 5/5
      I have not read Commonwealth, but enjoyed so much Tom Lake, that I am leaving this review of the Thalia discussion with Patchett: charming, quick, interesting!

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