Recommended: "The Dutch House"

By Greta Michaels, Library Committee
Originally published in the March 2020 issue of the 1666 Coffman Newsletter

What makes them tick? If you enjoy analyzing the behaviors of characters in novels, you might enjoy Anne Patchett’s new novel. The narrative of family relationships is related by Danny Conroy, who, with his older sister, lived in the fabulous Dutch house as a young child.

​The young Conroys are cast out by their father’s second wife. The story covers several decades during which various characters develop and respond to the family's situation. In the end, everyone is accounted for, and their futures are suggested.