Whistler

<p><b>THE INTERNATIONALLY BESTSELLING NEW NOVEL FROM THE </b><b>PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR OF <i>THE DUTCH HOUSE</i> AND <i>TOM LAKE</i></b><br><br>'Few writers are more adept than Patchett at delineating the collisions between present and past'<b> <i>Observer</i></b><br><br><i>'Whistler</i> is top-shelf comfort food, the literary equivalent of pricey ice-cream' <b><i>Guardian, Book of the Day<br></i></b>__________<br><br>When 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. <br><br>Married 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. <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><b>A moving, luminous story about how family, memory and love endures, <i>Whistler</i> 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.</b><br>__________<br><br>'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' <i><b>Times</b></i><br><br><i>'</i>A quietly compelling story about the power of familial love to transcend time and blood' <i><b>Harper's Bazaar, Best Books of 2026</b></i></p>