Chekhov regularly invoked' - Wall Street Journal

the emotional intelligence of Patchett's storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she's done before.' Rating: A - Entertainment Weekly Patchett is in stellar form.' - USA Today ' Commonwealth is a sly book about storytelling, a story about a single incident - really two pivotal incidents - spun out over the length of a narrative constructed like a conversation but encompassing decades.' - Kansas City Star 'moving, beautifully crafted novel.' - Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Maybe it's another case of the tried-and-true adage: 'Write what you know.' Because this book? It's pure gangbusters.' - San Francisco Chronicle 'The genius of the way Patchett approached Commonwealth is that it's constructed like a puzzle. This is minimalism that magically speaks volumes.' - Washington Post 'Patchett's storytelling has never seemed more effortlessly graceful. ambitious American epic.' - Atlanta Journal-Constitution ' Commonwealth bursts with keen insights into faithfulness, memory and mortality. ' Commonwealth is an all-American family saga, but her touching and even-handed approach to themes such as family politics, love, the role of literature and the acidic nature of lies is buoyed by a generous sprinkling of matter-of-fact humor' - BookPage ' Commonwealth is a smart, thoughtful novel about the ties that bind us.' - Pop Sugar 'The prose is lean and inviting.A satisfying meat-and-potatoes domestic novel from one of our finest writers.' - Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

at her peak in humor, humanity, and understanding people in challenging situations.' - Publishers Weekly (starred review) '.a funny, sad, and ultimately heart-wrenching family portrait.Patchett elegantly manages a varied cast of characters. 'Indeed, this is Patchett's most autobiographical novel, a sharply funny, chilling, entrancing, and profoundly affecting look into one family's 'commonwealth,' its shared affinities, conflicts, loss, and love.' - Booklist Commonwealth is impossible to put down.' - New York Times 'Patchett brings humanity, humor, and a disarming affection to lovable, struggling characters.

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