I loved the character development in this book, particularly the creative response to the struggles these women encountered. The community of found family felt cozy and the humorous interactions make me laugh. I highly recommend.
“So immersive, exciting, and downright fabulous, you never want it to end.”—Oprah Daily
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * The multimillion-copy-selling author of The Help returns with a bold, big-hearted novel about a group of unbreakable women, fighting for what’s rightfully theirs—and the power of friendship to change everything.
“Pure, hell-raising entertainment.”—The New York Times Book Review
Oxford, Mississippi, 1933.
Abandoned by her mother one Christmas Eve, eleven-year-old Meg Lefleur has learned the hard way to rely on no one. Now one of the unadoptable "big girls" at the Lafayette County Orphan Asylum, she fights each day to keep her…
Ann Patchett’s Whistler is a beautifully written, thoughtful story that captures the complexities of human relationships with warmth and emotional depth. Her elegant prose and keen understanding of human nature make this a memorable and deeply satisfying read. The meaning and prose in the book was multi-layered. Delightful!
THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE
'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past' Observer
'Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' Guardian, Book of the Day __________
When 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.
Married to her mother for a short time when Daphne was nine, she hasn't seen Eddie for many years; not since the fateful…
Theo of Golden has its flaws, but I found myself drawn into its warmth, kindness, and celebration of human connection. Despite its imperfections, it left me with a lingering sense of hope and appreciation for the small ways we can make a difference in one another’s lives.
'For anything to be truly good, there must be love in it. Nothing is what it's supposed to be if love is not at the core.'
One morning, a stranger arrives in the town of Golden. No one knows who he is or where he came from...
His name is Theo and he's arrived there by chance - or has he? He visits the local coffeehouse, where ninety-two pencil portraits hang on the walls, portraits by a local artist of the people of Golden. He…
For readers of The Calamity Club and The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store, this Depression-era historical novel follows a young woman who opens a pie shop in small-town Ohio while building the family she never had.
Lila Young arrives in Lima, Ohio, determined to leave heartbreak behind and create a future of her own. More than a successful pie shop, she longs for something she's never truly had—a place to belong. As customers gather over coffee and homemade pie, friendships with Agnes and Maggie become the sisters she never had, and quiet, dependable Vern earns her trust one daily bank deposit at a time.
Then Lila discovers that hidden mob money begins flowing through her pie shop without her knowledge. As hidden loyalties surface and the people she loves are forced into impossible choices, she'll have to decide whether protecting the life she's built means walking away from those who've become her family—or risking everything to fight for them.
A hopeful historical novel about found family, resilience, forgiveness, and second chances, Cutie Pies by the Slice blends small-town charm, the dangers of Prohibition-era crime, and the comfort of a neighborhood pie shop into a story that celebrates the families we build when life doesn't go as planned.
