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Meditation on Love – Ann Patchett’s Tom Lake
ANN PATCHETT is the author of the bestselling novel The Dutch House which was longlisted for the 2020 Women’s Prize and Bel Canto, which won the 2002 Orange Prize for Fiction. Tom Lake is Ann’s highly anticipated new novel. It’s a deeply moving and profound meditation on young love, marriage and family, AKINA HANSEN writes.
In 2001 Ann Patchett’s literary career skyrocketed with the success of her award-winning novel Bel Canto, which sold a staggering ...
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