{"product_id":"9781925773170","title":"The Patch","description":"Author: McPhee, John\u003cbr\u003eISBN: 9781925773170\u003cbr\u003ePublisher: The Text Publishing Company\u003cbr\u003eYear first published: 19 Nov 2018\u003cbr\u003ePages: 256 \u003cbr\u003eFormat: Paperback \/ softback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis wide-ranging essay collection serves as a covert memoir of a cult literary figure-\u003ci\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e writer John McPhee\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn McPhee's \u003ci\u003eThe Patch\u003c\/i\u003e is just that: patches of work across a writer's lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections and reminiscences.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eRanging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis collection is divided into Part I 'The Sporting Scene' and Part II 'An Album Quilt'. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baez's journey into a musical career, his daughter's response to a high-school vocabulary test and his travels across the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn McPhee's singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work. Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal,\u003ci\u003e The Patch\u003c\/i\u003e gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language.","brand":"Ships in 10 to 15 days","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48181133377694,"sku":"UBD-9781925773170","price":29.78,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0400\/9043\/5742\/files\/9781925773170.jpg?v=1787398726","url":"https:\/\/classicbargains.com.au\/products\/9781925773170","provider":"Classic Bargains Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}