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Whistler

Literature & Fiction Not read yet — On the TBR shelf

Whistler centers on Daphne, now fifty-three, who unexpectedly reconnects with her former stepfather, Eddie. Though Eddie was married to her mother for only a year when Daphne was nine, their lives were irrevocably altered by a single fateful event before they lost touch. Once reunited, they resolve never to let go again.

Tracing their relationship through past and present, the novel reflects on the choices that defined them—both voluntary and forced. It is an emotionally resonant story about enduring love and the transformative power of being fully understood by another person. Full review coming soon.

The experience of loving a book is not complete until you have turned around to someone and said, “You have got to read this.”
Ann Patchett

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