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One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating s christening party uninvited Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny s mother, Beverly thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together. Read Commonwealth by Ann Patchett – kino-fada.fr Wow.I have spent hours thinking about this book The characters are deep in my mind There will be NO SPOILERS in my review NONE If you need a little information to know weather you want to risk reading an Ann Patchett book, which I clearly do not understand..lol,the blurb gives enough details about this story I m only going to spit out random thoughts a discussion group would be enriching.one I d love to be part of I wasn t 100% crazy about every scene every minute of Wow.I have spent hours thinking about this book The characters are deep in my mind There will be NO SPOILERS in my review NONE If you need a little information to know weather you want to risk reading an Ann Patchett book, which I clearly do not understand..lol,the blurb gives enough details about this story I m only going to spit out random thoughts a discussion group would be enriching.one I d love to be part of I wasn t 100% crazy about every scene every minute of this novel.yet overall I have to give this book a high top rating of 5 stars.These characters won t fade away easily Believe me You ll know all of them pretty darn well by the time you finish this bo...When Bert Cousins saw Beverly Keating it was love at first sight Never mind that they met at the christening party for her second child Never mind that Bert had a wife and several progeny of his own He wanted this incredibly beautiful woman This was the start of his life. It was also the end of two marriages, beginning a ripple that would continue spreading its impact over the next half century.Jump all those fif...1 star After reading 50% of this book, I m going to stop I know this book has fantastic reviews and I respect that, but this is just not for me I was waiting for something to happen to pique my interest and it just didn t by the halfway point The main problem for me is that I am a mother of young children which makes me overly sensitive toward these innocent kids I had a hard time with all of the child neglect and poor parenting decisions in this book I had a VERY hard time stomaching the 1 star After reading 50% of this book, I m going to stop I know this book has fantastic reviews and I respect that, but this is just not for me I was waiting for something to happen to pique my interest and it just didn t by the halfway point The main problem for me is that I am a mother of young children which makes me overly sensitive toward these innocent kids I had a hard time with all of the child neglect and poor parenting decisions in this book I had a VERY hard time stomaching the Benadryl gin gun incident with the six chi...3.88, who do I appreciate I ve been putting off writing this review because I ve been hoping that as time goes on, I ll sit up and chirp instead of sit down and burp But, alas, I am not chirping The song isor less forgotten, so I can t in good conscience give this a wowsy 4 stars It slike a 3.88, who do I appreciate, which I will round up to 4 because, well, ultimately I do appreciate Ann Patchett I m messed up when it comes to this writer I insanely loved State of Wonder decla 3.88, who do I appreciate I ve been putting off writing this review because I ve been hoping that as time goes on, I ll sit up and chirp instead of s...I loved this book Gorgeously written, as is always the case with Ann Patchett There is an ambitious narrative structure that, at times, gets away from the writer, but still, this is so so good.This is a moving novel about the blended modern family inspired by Ann Patchett s own personal family history In the early 1960s, the married Bert Cousins is a deputy DA, out of sorts with his lot in life and family, and looking for somethingHe rolls up uninvited to Franny Keating s christening party, and oiled by alcohol, falls in love with and kisses the beautiful Beverly Keating This leads to the disintegration of the two respective families and a catalogue of repercussions down the This is a moving novel about the blended modern family inspired by Ann Patchett s own personal family history In the early 1960s, the married Bert Cousins is a deputy DA, out of sorts with his lot in life and family, and looking for somethingHe rolls up uninvited to Franny Keating s christening party, and oiled by alcohol, falls in love with and kisses the beautiful Beverly Keating This leads to the disintegration of the two respective families and a catalogue of repercussions down the years In a narrative that shifts from person to person over 50 years in a non l...Life is messy a lot of the time and no matter how much people love their families, I think we have to admit that we ve all experienced some of the messiness that happens in life The book opens with a christening party with lots of alcohol and you can t help but think by the end how that first bottle of gin changed so many lives While these are very different stories by Ann Patchett, the party scene with the house full of people reminded me just a little of the house full of people in Bel Ca Life is messy a lot of the time and no matter how much people love their families, I think we have to admit that we ve all experienced some of the messiness that happens in life The book opens with a christening party with lots of alcohol and you can t help but think by the end how that first bottle of gin changed so many lives While these are very different stories by Ann Patchett, the party scene with the house full of people reminded me just a little of the house full of people in Bel Canto a lot of people and a lot going on, multiple stories and multiple conversations That s where the similarities ended but the feel of that was familiar Fast forward ,decades later and we learn just how much of what happens at this party has affected lives two couples have divorced and the 6 children they have between them have forged unexpected bonds over their childhood and as adults ...So, this is what happens when one too many gin and orange juices flow At a baptism Not the typical kind The fun kind One with lots of friends and family and somehow booze gets into the mix and what started off as a ritual turned into a party then spice in some infidelity and the wheels are put into motion for a family life detour.This is a story about families their dysfunct...I loved this book so much I read it twice in three months.Ann Patchett is one of my veryveryvery favorite modern writers, and I was so excited when Commonwealth was released that I dropped everything else I was reading to begin it Later I had the good fortune to meet Patchett at a book reading in my city, and I gushed about how much I loved her work She was gracious, smart, witty and kind, and my writer crush was complete.As for Commonwealth, I treasured this story of a big, sprawling family w I loved this book so much I read it twice in three months.Ann Patchett is one of my veryveryvery favorite modern writers, and I was so excited when Commonwealth was r...Well, I simply loved this book 4.5 going on 5 One of the highlights in 2016 Wonderful storytelling about two families getting intertwined by changed marriages, affected by a family tragedy that hit them all in some way The story is written going to and fro in time, and we follow several family members in their personal lives at some point in time It s a story full of emotion, tragedy, love Beautiful heartfelt and highly recommended Thanks to all Goodreads friends who brought m Well, I simply loved this book 4.5 going on 5 One of the highlights in 2016 Wonderful storytelling about two families getting intertwined by changed marriages, affected by a family tragedy that hit them all in some way The story is written going to and fro in time, and we follow several family members in their personal lives at some point in time It s a story full of emotion, tragedy, love Beautiful heartfelt and highly recommended Thanks to all Goodreads friends who brought me to this book Note, and when I started reading I realized I have State of Wonder of the same author in my library collection Never got round to reading it yet, although it passed thru my hands several times Will read it soon Beginning lines of Commonwealth sets the stage The Christening party took a turn when Albert Cousins arrived with the gin Fix was smiling when he opened the door and he kept smiling as he struggled ...

Commonwealth
  • English
  • 25 November 2017
  • Hardcover
  • 336 pages
  • 0062491792
  • Ann Patchett
  • Commonwealth