Ann Patchett continues “…and the future you mean to land on is not yet in place, and for a moment you’re suspended, knowing nothing and no one, not even yourself.” This is the protagonist’s description of how his life as a teenager changed when his father died. There are many such moments in this “engrossing, warm-hearted” novel that can make a reader think, “Yes, I remember feeling that way once.” As the New York Times notes, “these translucent lines envelop you like a spider’s web.” It’s true. Be prepared to forget for a while about the rest of the world.
Patchett, Ann. The Dutch House. Harper, 2019, p. 121.