But the acquisition of this mansion will have far reaching implications for Cyril, his wife and his children for years to come.

As a result, Cyril Conroy buys the Dutch House, a sprawling estate in the Philadelphia area. Opening after the Second World War, we witness a family move from financial concern to economic stability as the patriarch of the Conroy family makes a business move that will change their lives forever. A remarkable and meditative read, The Dutch House is a moving story for those who appreciate character focussed tales. The Dutch House is a poignant story of humanity, relationships and family ties. Respected American author Ann Patchett released her eighth novel in 2020. Though they cannot know it, her arrival to the Dutch House sows the seed of the defining loss of Danny and Maeve’s lives… Review: Then one day their father brings Andrea home. The siblings grow and change as life plays out under the watchful eyes of the house’s former owners, in the frames of their oil paintings. Though his father is distant and his mother is absent, Danny has his beloved sister Maeve: Maeve, with her wall of black hair, her wit, her brilliance. We pretended that what we had lost had been taken from us by the person who still lived inside.ĭanny Conroy grows up in the Dutch House, a lavish mansion. We pretended that what we had lost was the house, not our mother, not our father. Like swallows, like salmon, we were the helpless captives of our migratory patterns. A STORY OF TWO SIBLINGS, THEIR CHILDHOOD HOME, AND A PAST THAT THEY CAN’T LET GO.

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