{"product_id":"9781526640963","title":"These Precious Days","description":"Author: Patchett, Ann\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781526640963\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: Bloomsbury\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 01 Feb 2022\u003cbr\u003ePages: 320 Format: Hardback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eA BARACK OBAMA TOP BOOK OF 2021\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e'A heartfelt and witty collection of essays on everything from marriage and knitting to the inevitability of death'\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ci\u003eGuardian\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'A pitch-perfect collection ... She can turn a sentence like no one else- her writing is clear, honest, witty, and just full of unsentimental humanity' \u003c\/b\u003eNigella Lawson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Profound and clever and funny and wise' \u003c\/b\u003eMeg Mason, author of \u003ci\u003eSorrow \u0026amp; Bliss\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e______________________\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eAn irresistible collection of essays and memoir from the internationally bestselling, Women's Prize-winning author of \u003ci\u003eThe Dutch House\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e'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 as she explores family, friendship, marriage, failure, success, and what it all means. \u003cbr\u003eRanging from the personal     her portrait of the three men she called her fathers; how a chance encounter with Tom Hanks led to one of the most important friendships of her life; how to answer when someone asks why you don't have children     to the sublime     the unexpected influence of Snoopy; the importance of knitting; the pleasure to be found in children's books     each essay transforms the particular into the universal, letting us all see our own worlds anew. \u003cbr\u003eIlluminating, penetrating, funny and generous, \u003ci\u003eThese Precious Days\u003c\/i\u003e is joyful time spent in the company of one of our greatest living authors.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e'Patchett's essays are both sharp and humane ... like a hugely enjoyable conversation with a particularly brilliant friend' Sadie Jones\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46629813125278,"sku":"UBD-9781526640963","price":39.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781526640963.jpg?v=1774221809","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781526640963","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}