To give the reader a sense of fleeting from memory-to-memory, the timeline is non-linear, a literary device that Patchett uses along with a rotating cast of narrators to delve more deeply into specific events and demonstrate how both time and point of view impact how events are remembered.
The novel spans nearly 50 years and three generations of both families through major events and the seemingly mundane day-to-day that make up a life. Ann Patchett’s Commonwealth follows the repercussions from a chance encounter between Beverly Keating and Albert “Bert” Cousins that sees the end of both of their marriages and influences the lives of their families for years to come.
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