The Diving In podcast has an episode, Taken Captive by Ann Patchett, which not only reviews multiple books by Patchett including Commonwealth, it also explores her writing style and commonalities across the novels. A July 2018 column, Having a Blended Family Is Causing a Lot of Problems responds to a step-parent-to-be on how to connect with step children. Gotlieb's November 2019 column talks about adult children and the holidays. Gottlieb also happens to be the author of a book I thoroughly loved, Maybe You Should Talk to Someone. If you are new to blended families, Lori Gottlieb writes a dear therapist column in the Atlantic, which occasionally responds to questions on blended families. I suggest reading her interview in the Guardian the because she speaks openly about the autobiographical nature of Commonwealth as well as offering insight into what she feels like as a writer and how writers are treated.īlended families can sometimes feel like complex Venn diagrams and if you are part of one you likely have plenty of your own experience and resources to share. There are numerous interviews with Ann Patchett on each of her novels. I recommend that you read the book before this guide. Note: as with all of my guides, this may contain spoilers. A wonderful book for reading on a cold or rainy day, wrapped in a wool blanket and being with the characters. Commonwealth is an episodic view of the intertwined lives of a blended family.
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