Why did Ann Patchett write the Dutch House?
I wanted a book about someone who didn’t want to be rich. It’s funny to me when people say my work isn’t political because everything feels political to me these days. Those were the opening ideas. The book went in many different directions after that.
Who wrote Dutch House?
What should I read if I like The Dutch House?
The Dutch House read-alikes
- Did You Ever Have a Family by Bill Clegg. …
- A Kind of Freedom by Margaret Wilkerson Sexton. …
- The Children’s Crusade by Ann Packer. …
- The Care and Feeding of Ravenously Hungry Girls by Anissa Gray. …
- The Family Fang by Kevin Wilson. …
- The Beneficiary by Janny Scott.
What happened to Maeve in The Dutch House?
It was not until after Maeve had a health scare, and the two returned to the house, that they reencountered their stepmother for the first time in 30 years. Though they did not interact, seeing her made them pledge never to return. Some time later, Maeve suffered a heart attack.
Is there really a Dutch house in Elkins Park?
Maeve and Danny Conroy grow up in the storied Dutch House, a 1922 mansion in the Philadelphia suburb of Elkins Park that was commissioned by the VanHoebeek family, who made a fortune in cigarettes and filled their American home with European treasures, ornate mirrors, wood paneling, fanciful windows, and blue Delft …