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Commonwealth a novel

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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"--

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Bedford Free Library LARGE PRINT P (Text)
Large Print
31002150684305
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Bronxville Public Library LARGE PRINT PATCHETT (Text)
Large Print
31004151570996
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Chappaqua Library LARGE PRINT FICTION PATCHETT (Text)
Large Print
31005400010916
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Greenburgh Public Library LP PATCHETT (Text)
Large Print
31009153373513
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Harrison Public Library LP PATCHETT, A. (Text)
Large Print
31010300093467
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Hendrick Hudson Free Library LP PATCHETT, ANN (Text)
Large Print
31016151588372
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Irvington Public Library LARGE PRINT PATCHETT (Text)
Large Print
31012154306094
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Larchmont Public Library PATCHETT (Text)
Large Print
31014153081298
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Mamaroneck Public Library District LARGE PRINT FICTION (Text)
Large Print
31015152172574
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Mount Pleasant Branch Library LARGE PRINT PATCHETT (Text)
Large Print
31024250693804
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