Patchett, Ann,

Commonwealth : a novel / Ann Patchett. - First edition. - 322 pages ; 24 cm.

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.

ISBN: 9780062491794 0062491792 9780062563200 (tr. pbk.)

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Families--Fiction.
Family secrets--Fiction.
Stepfamilies--Fiction.

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Domestic fiction--2016.