Ann Patchett is the author of the novels The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, and the nonfiction book Truth & Beauty. Her writings have been awarded the PEN/Faulkner Award, the Orange Prize, and the Book Sense Book of the Year Award. In her highly anticipated new novel, Patchett spins the engrossing tale of a violent turn of events that changes everything for one Boston family.