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This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
- Narrated by: Ann Patchett
- Length: 11 hrs and 35 mins
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Summary
This 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.
Critic reviews
'The pieces collected in This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage have exactly the tone of a good story told at a convivial dinner party, by someone who has told it often enough to have the timing down cold and who happily caters to her audience’s desire.' (Laura Miller)
'Witty, warm reflections on life, love and art of fiction...she speaks about the love and happiness of her second and enduring marriage with immense beauty and insight, and without an iota of smugness.' (Arifa Akbar)
'A brilliant mix of moving memoir and deeply personal essays...consoling, inspiring, but, above all, true.' (Kathryn Hughes)
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- Rachael E Stiles
- 12-01-24
Wonderful
Absolutely loved these essays, stories and other writings - such fascinating, endearing, funny, sad insights into Ann’s inner life, process, personal history, and everything else that has shaped her writing.
It’s especially fun recognising real-life circumstances that have been woven into the fictional lives she creates. I only wish I’d listened to this before These Precious Days, for the sake of continuity and fewer ‘spoilers’. Ann Patchett is a treasure and we are lucky to have her.
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