Ann Patchettová Knihy

Danny žije na predmestí Filadelfie v impozantnom Holandskom dome, ktorý po smrti majiteľov kúpil jeho otec, podnikateľ s nehnuteľnosťami. Vyrastá bez matky, s citovo chladným otcom, no pod ochrannými krídlami pôvabnej a nadanej staršej sestry Maeve. K sestre ho viaže pevné puto. Ich detstvo plynie príjemne a predvídateľne pod ostražitými pohľadmi portrétov pôvodných majiteľov domu, kým si otec jedného dňa neprivedie Andreu, vdovu s dvoma dcérami. Onedlho sa s ňou ožení.. Jej pričinením napokon Danny a Maeve prídu o milovaný domov a životnú istotu. Nevyrovnajú sa s tým ani potom, keď sa osamostatnia, a trauma z detstva ich prenasleduje celé desaťročia. Súrodenci sa pravidelne vracajú na miesto, kam nemajú prístup, a márne klopú na zamknuté dvere minulosti. Neprítomnosť matky je príčinou ich vynúteného vyhnanstva a ovplyvňuje ich väčšmi než ľudia, ktorí sú súčasťou ich dospelého života. Zdá sa, že raj detstva je navždy stratený. No jedného dňa osud nanovo zamieša karty... Holandský dom je príbeh o rodine, láske, zrade, zodpovednosti a obeti, o mocných putách času a citovej závislosti od miest, ktoré nás celý život magicky priťahujú

Na jar roku 2020 sa Larine tri dcéry vracajú do rodinného sadu v Severnom Michigane. Pri zbere čerešní prosia matku, aby im vyrozprávala príbeh Petra Dukea, slávneho herca, s ktorým pred rokmi zdieľala javisko, ale aj milostný románik v Divadle na Tomovom jazere. Keď Lara spomína na minulosť, jej dcéry sa obzerajú za vlastnými životmi a ich vzťahom s matkou, a sú nútené prehodnotiť svet a všetko, čo si doteraz mysleli, že vedia a poznajú. Divadlo na Tomovom jazere je meditáciou nad mladou láskou, manželstvom a životmi, ktoré rodičia viedli pred narodením detí. Kniha je plná nádeje a skúma, čo znamená byť šťastný, aj keď sa svet okolo rúca. Ann Patchettová tu rovnako ako v románe Holandský dom, ktorý bol nominovaný na Pulitzerovu cenu, spája podmanivé rozprávačské umenie s prenikavým pohľadom na rodinnú dynamiku. Výsledkom je bohatý príbeh, vyrozprávaný s hlbokou múdrosťou a jemnosťou, ktorý opäť dokazuje, prečo je autorka jedným z najuznávanejších literárnych talentov súčasnosti.

As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle. Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness.

V Michiganu je třešňová sezóna. Lara a její tři dcery mají plné ruce práce. Ale… vlastně je všechno jinak. Maisie a Nell mají být na univerzitě a třešně mají česat námezdní dělníci. Jenže se píše rok 2020 a ve světě zuří první vlna pandemie covidu 19. Lara je ale šťastná, farmaje svět sám pro sebe a ona má nečekaně celou rodinu zase pohromadě. A při česání dcerám vypráví o jednom létě kdysi dávno, o létě, které strávila u divadelní společnosti u jezera Tom s pozdější hollywoodskou hvězdou Peterem Dukem. Jezero Tom je nenápadné vyprávění o velkých věcech. O zamilování, o lásce, o divadle i environmentálním žalu. A také je oslavou rodiny a místa - farmy v Michiganu, s třešňovým sadem a hřbitůvkem na kopci, kde jednou všichni skončí. Ann Patchettová je mistrná vypravěčka, napětí střídají emoce, nostalgii nečekané dějové zvraty. A jedno je jisté, všichni bychom chtěli být u jezera Tom. Anebo česat třešně. Lara zažila obojí.

By the author of The Magician's Assistant, the Orange Prize runner-up, this novel features the combinatin of opera and terrorism. Latin terrorists storm an international gathering, only to find that their intended target has failed to show up.

One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating's christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny's mother, Beverly -- thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families. When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another. Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories

Any story that starts will also end.' As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth as she explores family, friendship, marriage, failure, success, and what it all means. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths of her experiences to create gold: essays that are both self-portrait and landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Ranging from the personal - her portrait of the three men she called her fathers; unexpectedly falling into a life-changing friendship with Tom Hanks; how to answer when someone asks why you don't have children - to the sublime - exploring the Harvard Museum of Natural History before its doors open; the unexpected influence of Snoopy; the importance of knitting - each essay transforms the particular into the universal, letting us all see our own worlds anew. Illuminating, penetrating, funny and generous, These Precious Days is joyful time spent in the company of one of our greatest living authors.

A compelling narrative that delves into the complexities of human relationships and societal issues, this finalist for the Pulitzer Prize explores themes of love, loss, and resilience. Through richly developed characters, the story unfolds against a backdrop of historical events, providing a poignant commentary on the human experience. The author’s evocative prose captures the intricacies of emotions and the struggles faced by individuals, making it a thought-provoking read that resonates deeply with its audience.

Blending literature and memoir, Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of a life in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Ann Patchett’s life. Stretching from her childhood to the present day, from a disastrous early marriage to a later happy one, it covers a multitude of topics, including relationships with family and friends, and charts the hard work and joy of writing, and the unexpected thrill of opening a bookstore. As she shares stories of the people, places, ideals, and art to which she has remained indelibly committed, Ann Patchett brings into focus the large experiences and small moments that have shaped her as a daughter, wife, and writer.

Exuberant and affirming, it's funny and immensely clever, emotionally rare and strong. I feel bereft now I've finished' Tessa Hadley Casey has ended up back in Massachusetts after a devastating love affair. Her mother has just died and she is knocked sideways by grief and loneliness, moving between the restaurant where she waitresses for the Harvard elite and the rented shed she calls home. Her one constant is the novel she has been writing for six years, but at thirty-one she is in debt and directionless, and feels too old to be that way - it's strange, not be the youngest kind of adult anymore. And then, one evening, she meets Silas. He is kind, handsome, interested. But only a few weeks later, Oscar walks into her restaurant, his two boys in tow. He is older, grieving the loss of his wife, and wrapped up in his own creativity. Suddenly Casey finds herself at the point of a love triangle, stuck between two very different relationships that promise two very different futures. Lily King's Writers & Lovers follows Casey in the last days of a long youth, a time when everything - her family, her work, her relationships - comes to a crisis. Hugely moving and impossibly funny, it is a transfixing novel that explores the terrifying and exhilarating leap between the end of one phase of life and the beginning of another. It is a novel about love and creativity, and ultimately it captures the moment when a woman becomes an artist.