Whistler by Ann Patchett

Whistler by Ann PatchettFROM THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING, PRIZE WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE 'One of the most beloved authors of her generation' SUNDAY TIMES __________ 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 event

from noisy honeyeaters squabbling over wattle flowers to tiny pardalotes flitting high in the treetops

Singing holiday songs is joyful

Eisner-nominated third adventure is now in paperback

of which Essie is Ava’s favourite

Persuasion is a brilliant satire of vanity and pretension

his old friend from his days on the Paris streets

dreamed of it

easy-to-follow

while also taking a sharp-eyed look at the intricacies of small communities and the enduring toll of guilt

and the start of a whole new world

Europe and the US

In the tradition of John Morrison