This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A Collection (Hardcover) by Ann Patchett

from ingrid98684

After my experience with Patchett's Bel Canto and State of Wonder, I snatched this up at the library without knowing anything about it. Turns out to be a collection of short stories (some shorter than others). Now, short stories are not my thing - I like big books, I cannot lie - but the writing ...

from lucybrown

I mingle among the well read. They are my people. An interesting thing about them is that they form friendships with writers they have never actually meet, but not usually the same ones. My starry eyed crush on Ivan (Turgenev) leaves my friends bemused. Reynolds Price has always played as my kind...

from bobbieharv

Such a wonderful writer she is. The chapter on writing should be read by all writers; the chapter on her marriage should be read by all married people! How she manages to craft such beautiful sentences is beyond me.

from lauralkeet

These days, Ann Patchett is best known for her novels, but she began her writing career as a journalist, mastering the art of short non-fiction. This collection of essays, originally published in the New York Times, Atlantic Monthly, and other major media outlets, represents some of her finest wo...

from porch_reader

I love Ann Patchett's fiction, so I approached this collection of essays with anticipation. I didn't hurt that several of you have written glowing reviews of this book either. And I wasn't disappointed. Ann Patchett has a unique, straightforward voice. In these stories of her life, her relationsh...