In the spring of 2020, Lara’s three daughters return to the family's orchard in Northern Michigan. While picking cherries, they beg their mother to tell them the story of Peter Duke, a famous actor with whom she shared both a stage and a romance years before at a theater company called Tom Lake. As Lara recalls the past, her daughters examine their own lives and relationship with their mother, and are forced to reconsider the world and everything they thought they knew.
Tom Lake is a meditation on youthful love, married love, and the lives parents have led before their children were born. Both hopeful and elegiac, it explores what it means to be happy even when the world is falling apart. As in all of her novels, Ann Patchett combines compelling narrative artistry with piercing insights into family dynamics. The result is a rich and luminous story, told with profound intelligence and emotional subtlety, that demonstrates once again why she is one of the most revered and acclaimed literary talents working today.
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Julie
I enjoyed Tom Lake but I listened to the audio book and it was read by Meryl Streep. I had tried reading it first and liked the audio book so much better. I hope you have a wonderful 4th of July!
ReplyDeleteGood morning Julie. Happy 4th. Enjoy this independence week. Hugs. Kris
ReplyDeleteI started Tom Lake, but didn't finish. The Dutch House was a big winner for me though. Thanks for linking up!
ReplyDeleteNo reading for me lately. Kudos to you for reading. Happy 4th to you and your family.
ReplyDeleteI enjoyed The Dutch House but haven't attempted Tom Lake. It sounds like a slower paced story.
ReplyDeleteHaven't been reading for fun yet this summer - just gardening books, but looking forward to finding some relaxing moments. Thanks for the reviews - Happy 4th! x K
ReplyDeleteWe read Tom Lake for book club...I liked it because I love Our Town, so it fit. Just read The Guncle Abroad...sequel to The Guncle. Light, enjoyable poolside reading. Hope you are having a great summer. Finally typing again as I started PT for my wrist!!!
ReplyDeleteHappy 4th Julie! I hope Lucy did ok with all the fireworks. We had my nephew's dog with us and she was not thrilled with the noise. I hope you are having a nice weekend!
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