Ann Patchett writes literary fiction about families, friendships and groups of people brought together by circumstance, often in settings far from home. Bel Canto places hostages, diplomats and opera singer Roxane Coss inside a prolonged siege in a South American vice-presidential residence, allowing unexpected relationships to develop while negotiations stall outside. State of Wonder sends pharmaceutical researcher Marina Singh into the Amazon to find a missing colleague and investigate a secretive fertility study. The Dutch House follows siblings Danny and Maeve across decades as their attachment to a grand family home shapes the way they understand childhood and adulthood. Patchett's novels are measured and character-led, with close attention to how people form temporary communities. The Dutch House suits readers of family fiction built across decades, while Bel Canto and State of Wonder show Patchett placing temporary communities inside much more unusual circumstances. Read more Less
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