This Is the Story of a Happy MarriageThis Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and little moments that shaped Ann Patchett as a daughter, wife, friend and writer. Here, Ann Patchett shares entertaining and moving stories about her tumultuous childhood, her painful early divorce, the excitement of selling her first book, driving a Winnebago from Montana to Yellowstone Park, her joyous discovery of opera, scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police Department, the gradual loss of her beloved grandmother, starting her own bookshop in Nashville, her love for her very special dog and, of course, her eventual happy marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a memoir both wide ranging and deeply personal, overflowing with close observation and emotional wisdom, told with wit, honesty and irresistible warmth. |
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User Review - alanteder - LibraryThingAudiobook edition narrated by the author Although this is a collection of essays from the 1990's to the early 201o's, it serves as a de-facto memoir / autobiography as the selection is based on ... Read full review
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User Review - laytonwoman3rd - LibraryThingA collection of essays (and a speech) that is Fine from beginning to end. I had only read Ann Patchett's second novel, Taft, before. Most of her fiction has not called to me, based on descriptions ... Read full review
Contents
Nonfiction an Introduction | 1 |
How to Read a Christmas Story | 11 |
The Sacrament of Divorce | 61 |
The Paris Match | 70 |
The Best Seat in the House | 81 |
My Road to Hell Was Paved | 88 |
Tennessee | 101 |
On Responsibility | 109 |
My Life in Sales | 163 |
The Right to Read | 186 |
Introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2006 | 202 |
The Bookstore Strikes Back | 225 |
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage | 238 |
Our Deluge Drop by Drop | 272 |
The Mercies | 285 |
Fact vs Fiction | 154 |
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| Title | This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage |
| Author | Ann Patchett |
| Publisher | A&C Black, 2013 |
| ISBN | 1408842408, 9781408842409 |
| Length | 320 pages |
| Subjects | › Biography & Autobiography / General |
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