Thursday, January 30, 2014

This is the Story of a Happy Marriage

This is the story of a happy marriage / Ann Patchett.  306 Pages
Ann Patchett is one of my favorite authors so I automatically buy her books when they come out.  You would think that I would then read them immediately, but no.  I'm usually trying to finish a book from the library that someone else is waiting for before I get to those books I purchase.  In this case I've been able to read the book bit by bit because it is a series of essays that Patchett had previously published in various magazines over the last 20-30 years.

Although the essays cover a variety of topics,  all reveal something about the author; how she writes, her background; her life.  It is something akin to finding and reading someone's diary.  What is more important, Patchett's talent as a writer shines through and will hopefully leave the reader wanting to go back and read her other books, both fiction and non-fiction.

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