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These precious days : essays

Patchett, Ann (author.). Patchett, Ann Three fathers. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann First Thanksgiving. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Paris tattoo. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann My year of no shopping. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Worthless servant. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann How to practice. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann To the doghouse. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Eudora Welty, an introduction. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Flight plan. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann How knitting saved my life. Twice. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Tavia. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann There are no children here. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Paper ticket is good for one year. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Moment nothing changed. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Nightstand. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Talk to the Association of Graduate School Deans in the Humanities. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Cover stories. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Reading Kate DiCamillo. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Sisters. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann These precious days. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann Two more things I want to say about my father. (Added Author). Patchett, Ann What the American Academy of Arts and Letters taught me about death. (Added Author).

Summary: "The beloved New York Times bestselling author reflects on home, family, friendships and writing in this deeply personal collection of essays"--

Record details

ISBN: 0063092786
ISBN: 9780063092785
Physical Description: viii, 322 pages : illustration ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2021]
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Formatted Contents Note:

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 here -- A paper ticket is good for one year -- The moment nothing changed -- The nightstand -- A talk to the Association of Graduate School Deans in the Humanities -- Cover stories -- Reading Kate DiCamillo -- Sisters -- These precious days -- Two more things I want to say about my father -- What the American Academy of Arts and Letters taught me about death -- Epilogue: a day at the beach.