Whistler

THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF THE DUTCH HOUSE AND TOM LAKE<br/> <br/> &#39;Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past&#39; Observer<br/> <br/> &#39;Whistler is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream&#39; Guardian, Book of the Day<br/> __________<br/> <br/> When Daphne notices an older gentleman following her around the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, she doesn&#39;t expect it to be Eddie – her former stepfather.<br/> <br/> Married to her mother for a short time when Daphne was nine, she hasn&#39;t seen Eddie for many years; not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives.<br/> <br/> Meeting 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.<br/> <br/> A 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.<br/> __________<br/> <br/> &#39;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&#39;t regret it&#39; Times<br/> <br/> &#39;A quietly compelling story about the power of familial love to transcend time and blood&#39; Harper&#39;s Bazaar, Best Books of 2026