Michael Peterman writes about the novel Tom Lake
High grades for an interesting story, well-delivered, carefully modulated, and neatly packaged
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High grades for an interesting story, well-delivered, carefully modulated, and neatly packaged
The lauded author's 'pandemic novel' sequesters a family on a farm in Traverse City, MI—and was written on a treadmill
With Chekhov, Sam Shepard, and Thornton Wilder forming a kind of holy trinity of artistic influences, this searching reflection on the relationships between theater and life, romance and realism is perhaps Patchett’s finest novel yet.
Patchett gives us the feeling of being on the inside track, the behind-the-scenes thrill of hearing the real story
Patchett’s latest novel is available Aug. 1 via Harper