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The Resource The Dutch House : a novel, Ann Patchett, (digital audio book)

The Dutch House : a novel, Ann Patchett, (digital audio book)

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Author
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Contributor
Summary
"At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to build an immense real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril's son, Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled by their stepmother from the house where they grew up. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is each other. It is this unshakable bond that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures. Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they're together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn narrative of what they've lost with humor and rage. But when at last they're forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested."--
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Edition
Unabridged edition
Extent
1 audio media player (approximately 10 hr.)
Note
  • Title from container
  • "HD."
  • "Light."
  • "Harper Audio."
  • Previously released by Harper Collins Publishers, ℗2019
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
  • One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
Isbn
9781987186741
Instance
Label
The Dutch House : a novel
Title
The Dutch House
Title remainder
a novel
Statement of responsibility
Ann Patchett
Creator
Contributor
Author
Narrator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
"At the end of the Second World War, Cyril Conroy combines luck and a single canny investment to build an immense real estate empire, propelling his family from poverty to enormous wealth. His first order of business is to buy the Dutch House, a lavish estate in the suburbs of Philadelphia. Meant as a surprise for his wife, the house sets in motion the undoing of everyone he loves. The story is told by Cyril's son, Danny, as he and his older sister, the brilliantly acerbic and self-assured Maeve, are exiled by their stepmother from the house where they grew up. The two wealthy siblings are thrown back into the poverty their parents had escaped from and find that all they have to count on is each other. It is this unshakable bond that both saves their lives and thwarts their futures. Set over the course of five decades, The Dutch House is a dark fairy tale about two smart people who cannot overcome their past. Despite every outward sign of success, Danny and Maeve are only truly comfortable when they're together. Throughout their lives they return to the well-worn narrative of what they've lost with humor and rage. But when at last they're forced to confront the people who left them behind, the relationship between an indulged brother and his ever-protective sister is finally tested."--
Accompanying matter
technical information on music
Assigning source
Provided by publisher
Cataloging source
PLAYA
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Patchett, Ann
Dewey number
813/.54
Form of composition
not applicable
Format of music
not applicable
LC call number
PS3566.A7756
LC item number
D88 2019d
Literary text for sound recordings
fiction
Music parts
not applicable
PerformerNote
Performed by Tom Hanks
http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
  • Hanks, Tom
  • Harper Audio (Firm)
  • HarperCollins (Firm)
  • Playaway Digital Audio
  • Findaway World, LLC
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Siblings
  • Dysfunctional families
  • Stepmothers
  • Poverty
  • Inheritance and succession
  • Families
  • Philadelphia (Pa.)
Target audience
adult
Transposition and arrangement
not applicable
Label
The Dutch House : a novel, Ann Patchett, (digital audio book)
Instantiates
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • "HD."
  • "Light."
  • "Harper Audio."
  • Previously released by Harper Collins Publishers, ℗2019
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
  • One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
  • other
  • other
Carrier category code
  • sz
  • nz
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1119947906
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Unabridged edition
Extent
1 audio media player (approximately 10 hr.)
File format
one file format
Form of item
direct electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781987186741
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
other
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
  • audio
  • unmediated
Media MARC source
  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
  • n
Other physical details
digital, HD audio
Publisher number
39404
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
other
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)1119947906
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable
Label
The Dutch House : a novel, Ann Patchett, (digital audio book)
Publication
Note
  • Title from container
  • "HD."
  • "Light."
  • "Harper Audio."
  • Previously released by Harper Collins Publishers, ℗2019
  • Release date supplied by publisher
  • Issued on Playaway, a dedicated audio media player
  • One set of earphones and one AAA battery required for listening
Antecedent source
unknown
Capture and storage technique
unknown
Carrier category
  • other
  • other
Carrier category code
  • sz
  • nz
Carrier MARC source
  • rdacarrier
  • rdacarrier
Color
not applicable
Configuration of playback channels
unknown
Content category
spoken word
Content type code
  • spw
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Control code
on1119947906
Dimensions
3 3/8 x 2 1/8 in.
Dimensions
other
Edition
Unabridged edition
Extent
1 audio media player (approximately 10 hr.)
File format
one file format
Form of item
direct electronic
Groove width / pitch
not applicable
Isbn
9781987186741
Kind of cutting
not applicable
Kind of disc cylinder or tape
not applicable
Kind of material
other
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
  • audio
  • unmediated
Media MARC source
  • rdamedia
  • rdamedia
Media type code
  • s
  • n
Other physical details
digital, HD audio
Publisher number
39404
Quality assurance targets
unknown
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
sound
Special playback characteristics
digital recording
Specific material designation
other
Speed
other
System control number
(OCoLC)1119947906
Tape configuration
not applicable
Tape width
not applicable

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