Whistler by Ann Patchett

Some stories find you on a quiet afternoon and stay with you long after the last page. This is one of them.

From the #1 New York Times bestselling and prize-winning author comes a luminous new novel about the sweetness and impermanence of life—and the quiet power of connection to defy the passing of time.

When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan wander the halls of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. He turns out to be Eddie Triplett, Daphne’s former stepfather, who was married to her mother for little more than a year when she was just nine years old. Now fifty-three, Daphne hasn’t seen Eddie since the fateful event that altered the course of both their lives.

Reunited, time falls away. Their relationship was brief, but its impact ran deep—and now, having found one another again, they have no intention of ever being parted.

Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. It speaks of bravery, memory, and the small yet consequential moments that quietly define a life. Beautiful in its simplicity, it reminds us how love endures, and how being truly known by one other person—even for a little while—can change everything.

This is the kind of book made for lingering. Pour something warm, settle in by the window, and let the salt air and these tender pages do the rest.

Stop by and let us slip this one off the shelf for you. We have a feeling it’ll become a favorite.

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