EPISODE · Nov 5, 2013 · 5 MIN
This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage by Ann Patchett
from Listen to Audiobooks in Biography & Memoir, Memoirs · host Gage Glover
Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Author: Ann Patchett Narrator: Ann Patchett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book Review Blending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of a life in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Ann Patchett's life. Stretching from her childhood to the present day, from a disastrous early marriage to a later happy one, it covers a multitude of topics, including relationships with family and friends, and charts the hard work and joy of writing, and the unexpected thrill of opening a bookstore. As she shares stories of the people, places, ideals, and art to which she has remained indelibly committed, Ann Patchett brings into focus the large experiences and small moments that have shaped her as a daughter, wife, and writer.
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Please visit https://thebookvoice.com/podcasts/1/audiobook/200903 to listen full audiobooks. Title: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Author: Ann Patchett Narrator: Ann Patchett Format: Unabridged Audiobook Length: 11 hours 35 minutes Release date: November 5, 2013 Ratings: Ratings of Book: 4.06 of Total 32 Ratings of Narrator: 5 of Total 8 Genres: Memoirs Publisher's Summary: A Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick “I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett’s multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. […] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett’s is a two-way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers.” — New York Times Book Review Blending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of a life in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage takes us into the very real world of Ann Patchett's life. Stretching from her childhood to the present day, from a disastrous early marriage to a later happy one, it covers a multitude of topics, including relationships with family and friends, and charts the hard work and joy of writing, and the unexpected thrill of opening a bookstore. As she shares stories of the people, places, ideals, and art to which she has remained indelibly committed, Ann Patchett brings into focus the large experiences and small moments that have shaped her as a daughter, wife, and writer.
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