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These Precious Days
- Narrated by: Ann Patchett
- Length: 11 hrs and 13 mins
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Summary
Bloomsbury presents These Precious Days by Ann Patchett.
An irresistible collection of essays and memoir from the internationally best-selling, Women’s Prize-winning author of The Dutch House.
'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 as she explores family, friendship, marriage, failure, success and what it all means.
Ranging from the personal - her portrait of the three men she called her fathers; unexpectedly falling into a life-changing friendship with Tom Hanks; how to answer when someone asks why you don’t have children - to the sublime - exploring the Harvard Museum of Natural History before its doors open; the unexpected influence of Snoopy; the importance of knitting - each essay transforms the particular into the universal, letting us all see our own worlds anew.
Illuminating, penetrating, funny and generous, These Precious Days is joyful time spent in the company of one of our greatest living authors.
Critic reviews
"Patchett leads us to a truth that feels like life rather than literature." (Guardian)
"One of my top favourite contemporary writers. I don’t think that there’s a book of hers that I haven’t put down at the end and been haunted by for weeks after." (Gillian Anderson)
"Few novelists today combine such a forensic eye with an acute and humane understanding of human nature. I would read Ann Patchett’s shopping list." (Jojo Moyes)
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- Robin D Low
- 25-07-22
Beautifully read and very touching.
Absolutely loved this collection of essays. Will buy her first too. Brilliant essays, and her narration is equally good.
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- Jane Jeffs
- 24-11-22
Enlightening and engrossing
I loved this collection of stories and experiences from this author’s life in her own words. I think I learned a lot about how a writer’s life works and how much you have to do. I felt like thanking her for sharing her life with us, and that although I’ll never meet her, I would always think of her as a friend.
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- jb
- 17-01-23
what a delightful listen
recommend for short essays/stories, well read, better written, thoughtful amd thought provoking, she is a writer i have come to respect.
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- pc
- 15-07-22
Heartwarming
Simply beautiful
Wonderful story telling.
Now feeling the loss as well as the insight into sharing of friendship.
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- TFTATTERSALL-WALKER
- 13-04-22
Simply fabulous and exceedingly listenable..
Loved this book, I was enchanted and engaged in each story and the telling of each was compelling.. insightful and current.
now to read Ann’s fiction.. which I’m sure will be as is a good ..
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- Rachael E Stiles
- 23-11-22
Just lovely
Really enjoyed Ann’s stories and insights into her writing and life. Lots of really moving moments but it also made me laugh. She also has a very pleasant reading voice - I wish she narrated more of her books. Big love for this collection.
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- BountifulBasket
- 16-02-22
Classic Ann Patchett
A collection of touching stories delivered with warmth and sincerity. An absolute delight of a listen.
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- caroljane
- 21-01-23
Beautiful stories from life
This book is a treasure. I have listened to it as an audible book and now want to have it in hard copy. Ann shares her journey as a writer interspersed with beautiful insights into her personal life and of those she loves.
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- agentk
- 04-01-22
The best book I will read all year 02.01.22
Having read The Dutch House and been totally absorbed by the story and the author’s writing style, I was excited to read this latest book and expected much of the same. How wrong I was !
This book is simply wonderful and although I only finished it today, I can’t wait to start over again. Perhaps it’s because I am the same age as Ann Patchett that a lot of her life experiences, the stories and the emotions she portrayed so well , resonated with me. I laughed and I cried and devoured every last word. I listened to this on audible and loved the author’s narration but I need this as a tangible hard copy in my life. If only there were more stars to give, as I can’t recommend this book highly enough.
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- Miss Charlotte Kelly
- 02-03-22
loved it
I loved this so much, thank you Ann Patchett, it's very beautiful and I'll start it from the beginning again.
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