This is the story of a happy marriage / Ann Patchett.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780062236678 (hardcover) :
- ISBN: 0062236679
- Physical Description: x, 306 pages ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, [2013]
- Copyright: ©2013
Content descriptions
Formatted Contents Note: | Nonfiction, an introduction -- How to read a Christmas story -- The getaway car : a practical memoir about writing and life -- The sacrament of divorce -- The Paris match -- This dog's life -- The best seat in the house -- My road to Hell was paved -- Tennessee -- On responsibility -- The wall -- Fact vs. fiction -- My life in sales -- "The love between the two women is not normal" -- The right to read -- Do not disturb -- Introduction to "The Best American Short Stories 2006" -- Love sustained -- The bookstore strikes back -- This is the story of a happy marriage -- Our deluge, drop by drop -- Dog without end -- The mercies. |
Summary, etc.: | Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments-- to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband-- creating a resonant portrait of her life. |
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Subject: | Patchett, Ann. Patchett, Ann > Family. Authors, American > 20th century > Biography. |
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Oliver Wolcott Library - Litchfield | B PATCHETT (Text) | 36123001487360 | Adult Biography | Checked out | 04/16/2024 |
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Author Notes
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage : A Reese's Book Club Pick
Ann Patchett was born on December 2, 1963. She received the Orange Prize for Fiction and the PEN/Faulkner Award in 2002 for her novel Bel Canto. Her other novels include The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician's Assistant, and State of Wonder. She has also written several nonfiction works including Truth and Beauty: A Friendship, The Getaway Car, The Bookshop Strikes Back, and This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage. Ann's title's Commonweatlth and The Patron Saint of Liars made the New York Time bestseller list. (Bowker Author Biography)