{"product_id":"whistler-ann-patchett-9781037206498","title":"Whistler","description":"\u003cp\u003eTHE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past' Observer\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' Guardian, Book of the Day\n\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhen 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMarried to her mother for a short time when Daphne was nine, she hasn't seen Eddie for many years; not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eMeeting again now, Daphne and Eddie feel that time has fallen away. Their earlier relationship was brief but had a profound impact on both of them. Together, they consider not only their past, but the joys of the present and their commitment to face the future together.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eA moving, luminous story about how family, memory and love endures, Whistler paints an intimate portrait of how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.\n\u003cbr\u003e__________\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'This generous-hearted, clever and poignantly revealing tale feels another sure-fire hit. Spend a day on the couch in its warm, riveting company and you won't regret it' Times\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e'A quietly compelling story about the power of familial love to transcend time and blood' Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of 2026\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Ann Patchett","offers":[{"title":"New","offer_id":48176695673075,"sku":"9781037206498","price":34.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0634\/4284\/5939\/files\/9781037206498.jpg?v=1764297658","url":"https:\/\/www.harryhartog.com.au\/products\/whistler-ann-patchett-9781037206498","provider":"Harry Hartog Bookseller","version":"1.0","type":"link"}