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'Family drama spanning generations of shared fate'

'Commonwealth' would be a great read for fans of multi-generational family sagas. Ann Patchett skillfully weaves together the stories of two families and explores the themes of love, loss, and the consequences of one's actions. The unique feature of this book is the shifting POV between different characters. Readers will be captivated by the flawed, yet relatable characters and the complex relationships they share. Overall, 'Commonwealth' offers a poignant and beautifully written narrative that will stay with readers long after they finish the book.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2017)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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ISBN: 9781408885307
Authors: Ann Patchett
Date of Publication: 2017-04-20
Format: Paperback
Related Topics: Race, Feminism
Goodreads rating: 3.83
(rated by 179694 readers)

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'Dazzling ... The combination of lightness, warmth and remarkable incisiveness creates a novel that is life-affirming and compulsively readable' Sunday Times It is 1964: Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited and notices a heart stoppingly beautiful woman. When he kisses Beverly Keating, his host's wife, he sets in motion the joining of two families, whose shared fate will be defined on a day seven years later. In 1988, Franny Keating, now twenty-four, is working as a cocktail waitress in Chicago. When she meets the famous author Leon Posen one night at the bar, and tells him about her family, she unwittingly relinquishes control over their story...
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'Family drama spanning generations of shared fate'

'Commonwealth' would be a great read for fans of multi-generational family sagas. Ann Patchett skillfully weaves together the stories of two families and explores the themes of love, loss, and the consequences of one's actions. The unique feature of this book is the shifting POV between different characters. Readers will be captivated by the flawed, yet relatable characters and the complex relationships they share. Overall, 'Commonwealth' offers a poignant and beautifully written narrative that will stay with readers long after they finish the book.

  • National Book Critics Circle Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
  • Australian Book Industry Award (ABIA) for International Book (2017)
  • Andrew Carnegie Medal Nominee for Fiction (2017)
  • Goodreads Choice Award Nominee for Fiction (2016)
Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.