Yet she is willing for her brother to undergo almost a decade of study in a subject which is of no interest to him, purely to piss off their stepmother. Maeve is described as a wonderful woman, loving, loyal, kind. Surely he could have cost the trust plenty of money by doing one or more law degrees? The fact that he never has any intention of practising as a doctor makes this less than credible. At Maeve’s urging, though, he goes through all the years and slog of medical school in order to wring as much cash as possible out of an educational trust which is their only legacy. Danny’s lifelong wish is to work in property development, like his father. The siblings feel a bit flat and underdeveloped. The Dutch House is beautifully written and often tender, but the central characters aren’t vivid enough for this book to be among Patchett’s very finest.
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