These precious days : essays [large print] / Ann Patchett.
In this collection of essays, Patchett turns her writer's eye on her own experiences and transforms the private into the universal, providing us all a way to look at our own worlds anew.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780063118034
- ISBN: 0063118033
- Physical Description: 424 pages : portrait ; 23 cm
- Edition: Large print edition.
- Publisher: New York, NY : Harper Large Print, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers, 2021.
- Copyright: ©2021
Content descriptions
| Formatted Contents Note: | Introduction: essays don't die -- Three fathers -- First Thanksgiving -- The Paris tattoo -- My year of no shopping -- The worthless servant -- How to practice -- To the doghouse -- Eudora Welty, an introduction -- Flight plan -- How knitting saved my life. Twice. -- Tavia -- There are no children here -- A paper ticket is good for one year -- The moment nothing changed -- The nightstand -- A talk to the Association of Graduate School Deans in the Humanities -- Cover stories -- Reading Kate DiCamillo -- Sisters -- These precious days -- Two more things I want to say about my father -- What the American Academy of Arts and Letters taught me about death -- Epilogue: a day at the beach. |
Search for related items by subject
| Subject: | Patchett, Ann. Authors, American > 20th century. |
| Genre: | Large print books. Autobiographies. Essays. |
Available copies
- 10 of 13 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
Holds
- 1 current hold with 13 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion Library | LP 814.6 PAT (Text) | 37810435535710 | Adult Large Print Nonfiction | Available | - |
