These precious days : essays / Ann Patchett.
These precious days : essays / Ann Patchett.
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New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
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G 2021/2484
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English
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viii, 322 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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text
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unmediated
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volume
Contents
Introduction: Essays don't die -- Three fathers -- First Thanksgiving -- The Paris tattoo -- My year of no shopping -- The worthless servant -- How to practice -- To the doghouse -- Eudora Welty, an introduction -- Flight plan -- How knitting saved my life. Twice. -- Tavia -- There are no children h...
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Publisher
New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
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First edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
[2021]
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"The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays"-- Provided by publisher.
""Any story that starts will also end." As a writer, Ann Patchett knows what the outcome of her fiction will be. Life, however, often takes turns we do not see coming. Patchett ponders this truth in these wise essays that afford a fresh and intimate look into her mind and heart. At the center of These Precious Days is the title essay, a surprising...
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These precious days : essays / Ann Patchett.
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Patchett, Ann. First Thanksgiving.
Patchett, Ann. Paris tattoo.
Patchett, Ann. My year of no shopping.
Patchett, Ann. Worthless servant.
Patchett, Ann. How to practice.
Patchett, Ann. To the doghouse.
Patchett, Ann. Eudora Welty, an introduction.
Patchett, Ann. Flight plan.
Patchett, Ann. How knitting saved my life. Twice.
Patchett, Ann. Tavia.
Patchett, Ann. There are no children here.
Patchett, Ann. Paper ticket is good for one year.
Patchett, Ann. Moment nothing changed.
Patchett, Ann. Nightstand.
Patchett, Ann. Talk to the Association of Graduate School Deans in the Humanities.
Patchett, Ann. Cover stories.
Patchett, Ann. Reading Kate DiCamillo.
Patchett, Ann. Sisters.
Patchett, Ann. These precious days.
Patchett, Ann. Two more things I want to say about my father.
Patchett, Ann. What the American Academy of Arts and Letters taught me about death.
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©2021
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G 2021/2484
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74VKaXzDaXOg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VKaXzDaXOg
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0063092786
9780063092785
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814.54
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991024435428902626
