Run, by Ann Patchett
By Peter on Mar 15, 2008 in Ann Patchett, Fiction Books
Ann Patchett is a talented American story teller and writes beautifully. She is the author of, among other books, Bel Canto and the excellent and marvelous The Magician’s Assistant
This is a different, but equally interesting story. Since their mother’s death, Tip and Teddy Doyle have been raised by their loving, possessive, and ambitious father. As the former mayor of Boston, Bernard Doyle wants to see his sons in politics, a dream the boys have never shared. But when an argument in a blinding New England snowstorm inadvertently causes an
Set over a period of twenty-four hours, Run takes us from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard to a home for retired Catholic priests in downtown Boston. It shows us how worlds of privilege and poverty can coexist only blocks apart from each other, and how family can include people you’ve never even met.
As in her bestselling novel Bel Canto, Ann Patchett illustrates the humanity that connects disparate lives, weaving several stories into one, and by doing this, creating surprising and endlessly moving narrative. Suspenseful and stunningly executed, Run is ultimately a novel about secrets, duty, responsibility, and the lengths we will go to protect our children. A fabulous book, and one I am sure you will like as well.
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