Deborah: I purchased this ebook mainly because of the cover (I do that a lot) and found this to be quite good. It’s about a girl looking back on different aspects of her life with three fathers and her never ending interest in writing. I was fascinated by what each of her fathers meant to her and so much more!
United States on Sep 26, 2023
Jo Ellen Cohen: I have read all of Ann Patchett’s books and loved them all….but I had never read her essays. I loved reading about her family, friends and her life. I can’t wait to read the other books of essays.
United States on Sep 09, 2023
Lloyd Nagasawa: Very honest and intimate essays about her life and relationships.
United States on Jun 28, 2023
Linda Hill: Bought this book for my sister in law as a Christmas present as we found on the family tree she is related to the author. She enjoyed reading the book and loved the writing. Wonderful - couldn't stop reading.
United Kingdom on Jan 14, 2023
Cathy: I loved the last two novels Ann wrote. This one is a collection of short stories. Some were good, some were not great but that's just my two cents.
Canada on Dec 17, 2022
Gally Maxwell: This was a slow burn for me but then the heat turned up with the speech to Deans and of course the masterpiece These Precious Days. A wonderful writer. I think her best novel is Commonwealth. My wife goes for The Dutch House and has read it probably five times. This collection is a fine statement of deep humanity.
United Kingdom on Oct 31, 2022
Cathryn Conroy: This is a 10-star book in a five-star world.
If you're an Ann Patchett fan, this is a must-read. If you've never heard of Ann Patchett, you still need to read this, but first treat yourself to one or two of her novels. I highly recommend "The Dutch House" and "Bel Canto."
Each of these essays is a sparkling little gem, a valuable lesson in life, lessons in living and in dying. It could just be an astute observation or it could be a pithy little sentence that makes you go, "Yes! That's it!"
I adored every single one of the essays, but just to whet your appetite, here is a sampling:
• "Three Fathers": Ann Patchett had three fathers because her mother had three marriages, two of which ended in divorce. At her sister's wedding, Ann realized all three of the men, who were never together for obvious reasons, would be in the same place at the same time. So she had her photo taken with them. One of the dads astutely observed to the other two, "You know what she's going to do, don't you? She's going to wait until the three of us are dead and then she's going to write about us. This is the picture that will run with the piece." He was right.
• "The...
United States on Feb 28, 2022
Mrs. J. M. Smith: A friend recommended “These Precious Days”. She had been waiting for an operation on her hip and was not able to read much because of the pain. However, a member of her family brought round the book and she said it was the only book which took her out of herself.
I immediately ordered it from Amazon and now Ann is the newest friend I have, but also the oldest, as because she is selfless in her descriptions of her life events, I feel I have known her forever.
It is also a little encyclopaedia of cross Atlantic knowledge, she being American and myself being English. Thank goodness for my iPad with ever helpful dictionaries. Please read this very engaging work.
United Kingdom on Feb 19, 2022
Bhavna Joshi: रस निष्पत्ति - करुण😪, शांत (in readers)
भाव निर्मिति - रति🥰, शोक😔( in characters)
I always feel performing art is the most difficult art form to execute (Yes, you can say I am Biased, but then I have lived that life to understand it better)
To express emotions, outbursts, passion of unreal, imaginary characters & bringing it to display.
It is difficult right!
Yes I believed it to be one of the most exigent art form
....till I discovered Authors who write essays
Like what can be more brave, exhausting, demanding then putting yourself at your vulnerable best & penning it down for the world to read. People dipping into stark nakedness of your emotions & then judging you
But Ann Patchett does it & that too fearlessly. Each of the 22 essays written by her are an ode to the different reflective points of her life - her relationship with self & others & DEATH. These instances at the point of existence would come across as totally mundane but her reflection upon them after attaining maturity demarcates them as transformative
I admire her...
India on Jan 11, 2022
| Essays by Ann Patchett: Capturing the Preciousness of Life in 'These Precious Days' | Dr. Anthony Fauci: Bill Gates, Big Pharma, and the Fight for Global Democracy | Cant Hurt Me: Conquer Your Fears and Achieve Unparalleled Success | |
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| Total Reviews | 68 reviews | 3 reviews | 1 reviews |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0063118034 | 978-1510766808 | 978-1544512280 |
| Author Biographies | Author Biographies | ||
| Best Sellers Rank | #3,442 in Essays #4,989 in Author Biographies#10,704 in Women's Biographies | #1 in Immunology #1 in Vaccinations#1 in Virology | #142 in Health, Fitness & Dieting |
| Language | English | English | English |
| Paperback | 432 pages | ||
| Women's Biographies | Women's Biographies | ||
| Customer Reviews | 4.7/5 stars of 5,547 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 24,433 ratings | 4.8/5 stars of 91,143 ratings |
| Dimensions | 6 x 0.97 x 9 inches | 6 x 1.3 x 9 inches | |
| Item Weight | 14.4 ounces | 1.75 pounds | 1.34 pounds |
| Publisher | Harper Large Print; Large type / Large print edition | Skyhorse Publishing; Standard Edition | Lioncrest Publishing |
| ISBN-10 | 0063118033 | 1510766804 | 1544512287 |
| Essays (Books) | Essays |
United States on Sep 27, 2023