{"product_id":"whistler","title":"Whistler","description":"\u003ch4\u003eAnn Patchett | Paperback | June 2026\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eFROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING, PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF \u003ci\u003eTHE DUTCH HOUSE\u003c\/i\u003e AND \u003ci\u003eTOM LAKE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'One of the most beloved authors of her generation' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eSUNDAY TIMES\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003e'Whistler\u003c\/i\u003e is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGUARDIAN\u003c\/i\u003e, BOOK OF THE DAY\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e__________\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMarried 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMeeting 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA moving, luminous story about how family, memory and love endures, \u003ci\u003eWhistler\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-------\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor Info\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eAnn Patchett is the author of eight novels and three works of non-fiction. Her most recent novel \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e was a \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eSunday Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestseller, and longlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize. In 2002 she won the Orange Prize for Fiction with \u003ci\u003eBel Canto, \u003c\/i\u003ea prize she has also twice been shortlisted for with \u003ci\u003eThe Magician’s Assistant \u003c\/i\u003ein 1998 and \u003ci\u003eState of Wonder \u003c\/i\u003ein 2012. She is also the winner of the PEN\/Faulkner Award and was named one of \u003ci\u003eTime \u003c\/i\u003emagazine’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.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"booxies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50593977237671,"sku":null,"price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0507\/1523\/0375\/files\/whistler.jpg?v=1780280208","url":"https:\/\/booxies.com\/products\/whistler","provider":"booxies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}