Author event with Ann Patchett

Parnassus Books and Harpeth Hall School are thrilled to present an evening with Ann Patchett, for her new book, Whistler.

This event will take place in the Frances Bond Davis Theater at Harpeth Hall School.

Tickets:

Each ticket is $5.00 and includes one general admission seat.

Signed copies of Whistler will be available for purchase on-site, and there will be a signing line directly following the event where you can get your book personalized. There will also be a limited number of Ann's previous titles available for purchase at the event.

( Please note: This event is IN PERSON only. It will not be recorded or livestreamed.)

If you have pre-ordered a "store pick up" copy of Whistler from Parnassus Books by March 30th, your book will also be available for pick-up at the event.

Parking:

Parking is free. The Frances Bond Davis theater is located within the McMurry Center for Arts and Athletics. Attendees can use the Esteswood Drive Parking Lot. Click here for a Harpeth Hall campus map!

Because parking is limited, we always recommend carpooling and/or ride share.

About the book:

When Daphne Fuller and her husband Jonathan visit the Metropolitan Museum of Art, they notice an older, white-haired gentleman following them. The man turns out to be Eddie Triplett, her former stepfather, who had been married to her mother for a little more than year when Daphne was nine. Now fifty-three, Daphne hasn't seen Eddie for many years, not since the fateful event that changed the direction of both their lives. Meeting again, time falls away; while their relationship was brief, it had a profound impact on them both, and now that they are reunited, they have no intention of ever being separated again.

Whistler is a story about two adults looking back over the choices they made, and the choices that were made for them. It's a story about bravery, memory, the often small yet consequential moments that define our lives, and the endless stream of loss that in time comes for us all. Beautiful in its simplicity, it is ultimately about how love endures, and how the feeling of being known by one other person, even for a short period of time, can change everything.

About the author:

Ann Patchett is the author of novels, most recently the #1 New York Times bestselling Tom Lake, works of nonfiction, and children's books. She has been the recipient of numerous awards, including the PEN/Faulkner, the Women's Prize for Fiction in the UK, and the Book Sense Book of the Year. Her novel The Dutch House was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. Her work has been translated into more than thirty languages, and Time magazine named her one of the 100 Most Influential People in the World. President Biden awarded her the National Humanities Medal in recognition of her contributions to American culture. She lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where she is the owner of Parnassus Books.