6/29/2023 0 Comments Commonwealth patchett novel![]() ![]() or, if you’re not in Nashville, at any of the stops she’ll be making across the country this fall. ![]() If you, too, have something you’d like to ask Ann Patchett, we highly recommend you join us for the launch of her new novel, Commonwealth, at Montgomery Bell Academy on Monday, September 12, at 6:15 p.m. This interview gets into those questions. At the heart of Commonwealth is Franny, a writer who grows up among siblings and step-siblings after her parents’ divorce. We know some things about the story, but we don’t know all the ins and outs and whys and hows - unless, of course, we ask. We weigh in on characters’ names and book cover designs, and we celebrate when the manuscript has finally been turned in. We’re hanging around when she finishes a morning of writing and brings her pup Sparky over to run around the shop. ![]() We’re here in the store when Ann comes in to pick up a stack of books she has ordered for research. Those of us who work and shop at Parnassus Books have a unique perspective on Ann Patchett’s novels, because we witness their creation at somewhat close range. Ann Patchett in the back storeroom at Parnassus Books with her dog, Sparky (photo: Heidi Ross) ![]()
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