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Commonwealth
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Start date
December 1, 2016
Finish date
December 15, 2016
Why we're reading this
Because Chris likes Ann Patchett

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Feb 20, 2017 rated it liked it
This wasn't my favourite Ann Patchett, but nevertheless I was drawn in by the idea of who "owns" a family's story -- the children themselves, the parents, a third-party bystander who is also a writer? (the child vs. parent question is one that gets acted out every day on Facebook). I also enjoyed following the commonwealth formed by the children in the two blended families. ...more
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