BOOK CLUB AUG 26: Whistler

July 30, 2026
Book Club, Book Group

Join us at the Library for our August Book Club!

Title: Whistler by Ann Patchett
Book Club Date: Wednesday, August 26
Time: 5:30 pm
Selected by: The Group Regulars

For August, we chose Ann Patchett’s new book, Whistler. Her last book, Tom Lake, was read and loved by the book group, and she is always a favorite. I cannot wait to read her latest book, which is not about the painter, but about a woman who runs into her ex-stepfather at a chance meeting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. I hope one day to make a pilgrimage to Ann Patchett’s bookstore, Parnassus, in Nashville. Anyone want to join?? ~ Abby McCall

“The acclaimed, prize-winning #1 New York Times bestselling writer returns with a moving, luminous novel that reminds us of the sweetness and impermanence of life and the power of connection to defy time.

“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.” ~ Goodreads

Book Club books are chosen by various members. As we make our monthly choices, the library has or can get copies of all the books. You can also get them via LIBBY with your library card and on tape. Many are on Audible.

How to become a Fishers Island Library Book Club member?
Easy! Just come to a meeting, and you will be added to the contact list, or contact Abby McCall or Ann Banks.

The group generally meets at the Library, now on the 4th Wednesday of the month, with a few exceptions – so as not to conflict with ICB and the FIS BOE meetings.

Bring a friend who’s read the current book or someone who is interested in joining us. There’s always room for more readers at the library.

Best wishes,
Abby