EXTRA 25% OFF 3+ ITEMSSee all eligible items and terms
Picture 1 of 1
Picture 1 of 1
Commonwealth by Patchett, Ann
US $3.79
Condition:
Shipping:
Located in: Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Delivery:
Estimated between Wed, May 15 and Mon, May 20 to 43230
Returns:
Payments:
Special financing available. See terms and apply now- for PayPal Credit, opens in a new window or tab
Earn up to 5x points when you use your eBay Mastercard®. Learn moreabout earning points with eBay Mastercard
Shop with confidence
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:126422703040
All net proceeds will support More Than Words Inc.
- Official eBay for Charity listing. Learn more
- This sale benefits a verified non-profit partner.
Item specifics
- Condition
- ISBN
- 9780062491794
- Book Title
- Commonwealth
- Item Length
- 9in
- Publisher
- HarperCollins
- Publication Year
- 2016
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Fiction
- Topic
- Family Life, Coming of Age
- Item Width
- 6in
- Item Weight
- 18.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 336 Pages
About this product
Product Information
"Exquisite. . .Commonwealth is impossible to put down." -- New York Times #1 New York Times Bestseller NBCC Award Finalist New York Times Best Book of the Year USA Today Best Book TIME Magazine Top 10 Selection Oprah Favorite Book New York Magazine Best Book of The Year The acclaimed, bestselling author--winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize--tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families' lives. 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.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0062491792
ISBN-13
9780062491794
eBay Product ID (ePID)
219615474
Product Key Features
Book Title
Commonwealth
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Family Life, Coming of Age
Publication Year
2016
Genre
Fiction
Number of Pages
336 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
18.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Ps3566.A7756c66 2016
Reviews
Praise for Commonwealth : "…a funny, sad, and ultimately heart-wrenching family portrait…Patchett elegantly manages a varied cast of characters…[Patchett is] at her peak in humor, humanity, and understanding people in challenging situations.", "Indeed, this is Patchett's most autobiographical novel, a sharply funny, chilling, entrancing, and profoundly affecting look into one family's "commonwealth," its shared affinities, conflicts, loss, and love.", Praise for Commonwealth : "Patchett brings humanity, humor, and a disarming affection to lovable, struggling characters... Irresistible.", Commonwealth is a sly book about storytelling, a story about a single incident - really two pivotal incidents - spun out over the length of a narrative constructed like a conversation but encompassing decades., Patchett brings humanity, humor, and a disarming affection to lovable, struggling characters... Irresistible., Reading Commonwealth is a transporting experience… It feels like Patchett's most intimate novel and is without doubt one of her best., "… the emotional intelligence of Patchett's storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she's done before." Rating: A, Praise for Commonwealth: "Patchett brings humanity, humor, and a disarming affection to lovable, struggling characters... Irresistible." -- Library Journal "Exquisite... Commonwealth is impossible to put down." -- New York Times "(A) rich and engrossing new novel ..." -- New York Times Book Review "Indeed, this is Patchett's most autobiographical novel, a sharply funny, chilling, entrancing, and profoundly affecting look into one family's "commonwealth," its shared affinities, conflicts, loss, and love." -- Booklist "...a funny, sad, and ultimately heart-wrenching family portrait...Patchett elegantly manages a varied cast of characters...[Patchett is] at her peak in humor, humanity, and understanding people in challenging situations." -- Publishers Weekly (starred review) "The prose is lean and inviting...A satisfying meat-and-potatoes domestic novel from one of our finest writers." -- Kirkus Reviews (starred review) "Wonderfully executed..." -- Marie Claire "Commonwealth is a smart, thoughtful novel about the ties that bind us." -- Pop Sugar "Commonwealth is an all-American family saga, but her touching and even-handed approach to themes such as family politics, love, the role of literature and the acidic nature of lies is buoyed by a generous sprinkling of matter-of-fact humor" -- BookPage "Commonwealth bursts with keen insights into faithfulness, memory and mortality... [An] ambitious American epic..." -- Atlanta Journal-Constitution "Patchett's storytelling has never seemed more effortlessly graceful. This is minimalism that magically speaks volumes..." -- Washington Post "The genius of the way Patchett approached Commonwealth is that it's constructed like a puzzle... Maybe it's another case of the tried-and-true adage: "Write what you know." Because this book? It's pure gangbusters." -- San Francisco Chronicle "moving, beautifully crafted novel..." -- Milwaukee Journal Sentinel "Commonwealth is a sly book about storytelling, a story about a single incident - really two pivotal incidents - spun out over the length of a narrative constructed like a conversation but encompassing decades." -- Kansas City Star "splendid new novel... Just try to stop reading. And you won't want to. Patchett is in stellar form." -- USA Today "... the emotional intelligence of Patchett's storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she's done before." Rating: A -- Entertainment Weekly "close obervation, deadpan humor... Chekhov regularly invoked" -- Wall Street Journal "Patchett gives us funny, flawed characters, and the rich reward of Commonwealth is seeing their lives unfold..." -- Houston Chronicle "a wry, compassionate tale" -- Christian Science Monitor "...to create a story with 10 protagonists that spans 50 years - and at least five settings spread across the globe - is a balancing act that requires immense narrative skill, and Patchett never falters." -- Knoxville News-Sentinel "Reading Commonwealth is a transporting experience... It feels like Patchett's most intimate novel and is without doubt one of her best." -- Los Angeles Times "Wonderful... Patchett is a master storyteller" -- O, the Oprah Magazine "Spinning ordinary lives into literary gold" -- Seattle Times "[A] memorable, modern novel" -- Flavorwire "Ann Patchett's gifts are more clear than ever in Commonwealth" -- Dallas Morning News "Patchett's storytelling here feels warmer and richer and more resonant than anything she's done before." -- Entertainment Weekly, The prose is lean and inviting…A satisfying meat-and-potatoes domestic novel from one of our finest writers., Patchett gives us funny, flawed characters, and the rich reward of Commonwealth is seeing their lives unfold…, Commonwealth is an all-American family saga, but her touching and even-handed approach to themes such as family politics, love, the role of literature and the acidic nature of lies is buoyed by a generous sprinkling of matter-of-fact humor, Splendid New Novel… Just Try to Stop Reading. and You Won't Want To. Patchett Is in Stellar Form., Patchett's storytelling has never seemed more effortlessly graceful. This is minimalism that magically speaks volumes…, Commonwealth bursts with keen insights into faithfulness, memory and mortality… [An] ambitious American epic…, …a funny, sad, and ultimately heart-wrenching family portrait…Patchett elegantly manages a varied cast of characters…[Patchett is] at her peak in humor, humanity, and understanding people in challenging situations., Patchett's slyly knowing voice - full of wit and warmth - elevates every page of this novel - one that, through the alchemy of her writing, somehow feels more than the sum of its parts., "The genius of the way Patchett approached Commonwealth is that it's constructed like a puzzle… Maybe it's another case of the tried-and-true adage: "Write what you know." Because this book? It's pure gangbusters.", …to create a story with 10 protagonists that spans 50 years - and at least five settings spread across the globe - is a balancing act that requires immense narrative skill, and Patchett never falters., Commonwealth represents yet another victory for Patchett. Readers will fly through it... the tale is so rich and the plot is so wildly addicting, readers won't be able to put it down until they've turned the final page.
Copyright Date
2016
Lccn
2016-028804
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Item description from the seller
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
eBay item number:126422703040
Shipping and handling
Item location:
Boston, Massachusetts, United States
Ships to:
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Anguilla, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Aruba, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan Republic, Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bermuda, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde Islands, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast), Democratic Republic of the Congo, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon Republic, Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Gibraltar, Greece, Greenland, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macau, Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Montserrat, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Republic of Croatia, Republic of the Congo, Romania, Rwanda, Saint Kitts-Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, San Marino, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sri Lanka, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Turks and Caicos Islands, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vatican City State, Vietnam, Wallis and Futuna, Western Samoa, Worldwide, Yemen, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Excludes:
Barbados, French Guiana, French Polynesia, Guadeloupe, Libya, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, Russian Federation, Ukraine, Venezuela
Shipping and handling | To | Service | Delivery*See Delivery notes |
---|---|---|---|
Free shipping | United States | Economy Shipping (USPS Media MailTM) | Estimated between Wed, May 15 and Mon, May 20 to 43230 |
US $4.99 | United States | Expedited Shipping (USPS Priority Mail®) | Estimated between Sat, May 11 and Wed, May 15 to 43230 |
Handling time |
---|
Will usually ship within 1 business day of receiving cleared payment. |
Taxes |
---|
Taxes may be applicable at checkout. Learn moreLearn more about paying tax on eBay purchases. |
Return policy
After receiving the item, contact seller within | Refund will be given as | Return shipping |
---|---|---|
30 days | Money Back | Seller pays for return shipping |
Refer to eBay Return policyopens in a new tab or window for more details. You are covered by the eBay Money Back Guaranteeopens in a new tab or window if you receive an item that is not as described in the listing.
Payment details
Payment methods
Popular categories from this store
Seller feedback (384,997)
This item (1)
All items (384,997)
1***4 (56)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past month
Verified purchase
Item was in really good shape,
c***m (327)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
WOW!; I cannot believe this 5 Days to Hawaii! ; AAA+++; Excellent Service; Great Pricing; Fast Delivery-Faster Than Expected to Hawaii!; Faster than AMZN Prime; Shipped 02/21, Wednesday, Received 02/26 Monday to Hawaii ; Book in Excellent Condition--Better Than Described ; TLC Packaging; Excellent Seller Communication, Sends updates . Highly Recommended!, Thank you very much!
d***o (45)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
AAAAA+++ SELLER! Product was exactly as described. Shipped fast. Packaged well, Great price, Good communication. I Love my book! All in All A fantastic purchase experience from a reliable seller. Highly recommended for anyone looking for quality books on eBay.
8***1 (326)- Feedback left by buyer.
Past 6 months
Verified purchase
As described, fast shipping, great price, excellent packaging, my daughter loves the book, cover was different than pictured but seller had excellent communication about it, thank you, A+ seller
Product ratings and reviews
Most relevant reviews
- Apr 04, 2017
Too many characters the go nowhere.
Verified purchase: YesCondition: NewSold by: bweepdotcom
- Jul 03, 2019
Okay story
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-Owned
- Jun 14, 2023
Family dynamics
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: dgsre101
- Jul 11, 2017
Commonwealth
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: unclelarrysdeals
- Feb 04, 2020
Well worth a read!
Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-OwnedSold by: betterworldbooks
More to explore :
- Anne Rice Fiction & Books,
- Anne Rice Audiobooks,
- Anne Perry Audiobooks,
- Anne Rice Hardcover Books,
- Fiction Books & Anne McCaffrey Fiction,
- Fiction Books & Anne Rice Fiction,
- Fiction Books & Anne Perry Fiction,
- Anne Rice Antiquarian & Collectible Signed,
- Anne Perry Fiction Paperbacks Books,
- Ann M. Martin Fiction Fiction & Books