The Dutch House is a 2019 novel by Ann Patchett. It was published by Harper on September 24, 2019. It tells the story of a brother and sister, Danny and Maeve Conroy, who grow up in a mansion known as the Dutch House, and their lives over five decades.[2]
The novel was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.[3]
The first edition U.S. cover featured a portrait by Noah Saterstrom that was specifically created for the cover. The novel heavily references a painted portrait of Maeve wearing a red coat that was commissioned when she was 10. Saterstrom created a portrait to match Patchett's description.[4]
