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Ann Patchett reveals the love story at the heart of her novel ‘Whistler’

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Ann Patchett reveals the love story at the heart of her novel ‘Whistler’

"Whistler," by Ann Patchett.

"Whistler," by Ann Patchett. (HarperCollins/TNS)

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In March, Ann Patchett had only just started doing interviews for her new novel, “Whistler,” but she was already willing to nudge the conversation elsewhere: to other books, to our dogs, to growing up in Southern California.

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