About the Book: These Precious Days
An irresistible collection of essays and memoir from the internationally
bestselling, Womens 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. A literary alchemist, Patchett plumbs the depths
of her experiences to create gold: essays that are both self-portrait and
landscape, each vibrant with emotion and rich in insight. Ranging from the
personal her portrait