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THIS IS THE STORY OF A HAPPY MARRIAGE - ANN PAT...

The New York Times bestselling author of State of Wonder   Run   and Bel Canto creates a
resonant portrait of a life in this collection of writings on love  friendship  work  and art.
"The tricky thing about being a writer  or about being any kind of artist  is that in addition
to making art you also have to make a living." So begins This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage
an examination of the things Ann Patchett is fully committed to—the art and craft of writing 
the depths of friendship  an elderly dog  and one spectacular nun. Writing nonfiction  which
started off as a means of keeping her insufficiently lucrative fiction afloat  evolved over
time to be its own kind of art  the art of telling the truth as opposed to the art of making
things up. Bringing her narrative gifts to bear on her own life  Patchett uses insight and
compassion to turn very personal experiences into stories that will resonate with every reader.
These essays twine to create both a portrait of life and a philosophy of life. Obstacles that
at first appear insurmountable—scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police
Department  opening an independent bookstore  and sitting down to write a novel—are eventually
mastered with quiet tenacity and sheer force of will. The actual happy marriage  which was the
one thing she felt she wasn't capable of  ultimately proves to be a metaphor as well as a fact:
Patchett has devoted her life to the people and ideals she loves the most. An irresistible
blend of literature and memoir  This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a unique examination
of the heart  mind  and soul of one of our most revered and gifted writers.

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