Books like Run by Ann Patchett

After their mother’s death, brothers Tip and Teddy Doyle grow up under the guardianship of their father, former Boston mayor Bernard Doyle, who dreams of pushing them into politics—a career the boys never share. A heated argument during a blinding New England snowstorm leads to an encounter with a stranger and her child, forcing Bernard to prioritize the safety of his family in ways that expose long‑hidden secrets. Spanning twenty‑four hours, the novel moves from the Museum of Comparative Zoology at Harvard to a home for retired Catholic priests in downtown Boston, illustrating how living worlds can coexist within a city’s blocks and how family can encompass those the children have never known. Patchett intertwines the lives of the Doyle family, the stranger’s child, and others caught in the chain of duty and responsibility, creating a suspenseful story of secrets, protection, and the lengths one will go for their children.

First publish date: 2007