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Commonwealth : a Novel by Ann Patchett is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is Commonwealth : a Novel about?

The acclaimed, bestselling author Ann Patchett — winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize — tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families lives.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. Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.Told with equal measures of humour and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together.

Who reads Commonwealth : a Novel?

Author

Ann Patchett

Publisher

HarperCollins;Harper Collins

Published

2016

Language

EN

ISBN

9780062491831

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Romance, Drama

Rating

4 / 5 (27,271 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14