Ann Patchett discusses 'Whistler' at Ferndale event

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  Author Ann Patchett discussed her new novel 'Whistler' at a sold-out event“Ann Patchett wants people to know that romantic love can be found in friendships, too. That’s at the center of her new novel “Whistler” and what Patchett spoke about to a sold-out audience at Ferndale High School’s Performing Arts Center, hosted by the Whatcom County Library System as part of the Summer at the Library program on Saturday evening, July 11.”
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  The event was at Ferndale High School's Performing Arts Center“Ann Patchett, left, speaks with Mary Vermillion, the community relations manager for Whatcom County Library System, about her new novel "Whistler" on July 11 at the Ferndale High School Performing Arts Center. ( Annie Todd /Cascadia Daily News)”
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  The event was on July 11“Christian Urcia cheers as he rides away with the first piece from the Bellingham Rock to be given away at Civic Stadium on July 11 in Bellingham. Thousands of chunks of the rock were given away to fans of the often-graffitied boulder that was once v”
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  The event was hosted by the Whatcom County Library System“Ann Patchett, left, speaks with Mary Vermillion, the community relations manager for Whatcom County Library System, about her new novel "Whistler" on July 11 at the Ferndale High School Performing Arts Center. ( Annie Todd /Cascadia Daily News) Ann Patchett wants people to know that romantic love can be found in friendships, too. That’s at the center of her new novel "Whistler" and what Patchett spoke about to a sold-out audience at Ferndale High School’s Performing Arts Center, hosted by the Whatcom County Library System as part of the Summer at the Library program on Saturday evening, July 11.”
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  The event was part of their Summer at the Library programNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Patchett explained that 'Whistler' explores the idea that romantic love can be found in friendships“Ann Patchett wants people to know that romantic love can be found in friendships, too. That’s at the center of her new novel ”
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  The novel follows 53-year-old Daphne Fuller“"Whistler" starts when 53-year-old Daphne Fuller reunites with her long-lost stepfather Eddie Tripplet, whom her mother divorced with no explanation when Daphne was 9.”
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  Daphne Fuller reconnects with her stepfather Eddie Tripplet“The novel explores the themes of lasting friendship, love and how to find meaning in the present when so much time has been lost to the past.  Patchett told the audience the novel was loosely based on her friendship with her former lawyer Jim Fox. She reiterated she is not Daphne and Fox is not Eddie; Patchett and Fox did not have a father-daughter relationship, rather they were “best reading friends.” “Whistler” came about after Patchett abandoned a previous book project, which heavily featured the horse of which “Whistler” includes a bit, including its cover art. Losing Fox to pancreatic cancer also played a role in inspiring the project, she said. And while the book explores time and its impertinence — as Patche”
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  Daphne Fuller's mother divorced Eddie Tripplet when she was 9No usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  Patchett revealed the book was loosely based on her friendship with her former lawyer Jim Fox“Patchett told the audience the novel was loosely based on her friendship with her former lawyer Jim Fox.”
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  Patchett described Jim Fox as a 'best reading friend'“"Whistler" came about after Patchett abandoned a previous book project, which heavily featured the horse of which "Whistler" includes a bit, including its cover art. Losing Fox to pancreatic cancer also played a role in inspiring the project, she said. And while the book explores time and its impertinence — as Patche Patchett told the audience the novel was loosely based on her friendship with her former lawyer Jim Fox. She reiterated she is not Daphne and Fox is not Eddie; Patchett and Fox did not have a father-daughter relationship, rather they were “best reading friends.” "Whistler" starts when 53-year-old Daphne Fuller reunites with her long-lost stepfather Eddie Tripplet, whom her mother divorced with no explanation when Daphne was 9. The novel explores the themes of lasting friendship, love and how to find meaning in the present when so much time has been lost to the past.”
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  Patchett abandoned a previous book project that featured a horse“"Whistler" came about after Patchett abandoned a previous book project, which heavily featured the horse of which "Whistler" includes a bit, including its cover art.”
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  The horse inspired the novel's titleNo usable supporting receipt — unverified.
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  The horse inspired the novel's cover art“"Whistler" came about after Patchett abandoned a previous book project, which heavily featured the horse of which "Whistler" includes a bit, including its cover art.”
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  Patchett mentioned that losing Fox to pancreatic cancer influenced her decision to write 'Whistler'“Losing Fox to pancreatic cancer also played a role in inspiring the project, she said.”