Ann Patchett deals with fear of being a bad stepmother in her novel The Dutch House

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SINGAPORE - People often tell best-selling American author Ann Patchett that her novels are like fairy tales. Her latest, The Dutch House, in which a brother and sister are thrown out of the grand house they live in by their father's new wife, certainly sounds like it fits the bill.. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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SINGAPORE - People often tell best-selling American author Ann Patchett that her novels are like fairy tales. Her latest, The Dutch House, in which a brother and sister are thrown out of the grand house they live in by their father's new wife, certainly sounds like it fits the bill.

"I didn't think I wanted to write a fairy tale," says the 55-year-old over the telephone from London, where she is preparing for a book tour."But when you're writing about wicked stepmothers, you're getting into fairy tale country."Enjoy unlimited access to ST's best work Subscribe Now

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