Автор: Patchett Ann Название: This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage ISBN: 0062236687 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062236685 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Рейтинг: Цена: 2621.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть (1 шт.) Описание:
The New York Times bestselling author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto creates a resonant portrait of a life in this collection of writings on love, friendship, work, and art.
"The tricky thing about being a writer, or about being any kind of artist, is that in addition to making art you also have to make a living."
So begins This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage, an examination of the things Ann Patchett is fully committed to the art and craft of writing, the depths of friendship, an elderly dog, and one spectacular nun. Writing nonfiction, which started off as a means of keeping her insufficiently lucrative fiction afloat, evolved over time to be its own kind of art, the art of telling the truth as opposed to the art of making things up. Bringing her narrative gifts to bear on her own life, Patchett uses insight and compassion to turn very personal experiences into stories that will resonate with every reader.
These essays twine to create both a portrait of life and a philosophy of life. Obstacles that at first appear insurmountable scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police Department, opening an independent bookstore, and sitting down to write a novel are eventually mastered with quiet tenacity and sheer force of will. The actual happy marriage, which was the one thing she felt she wasn't capable of, ultimately proves to be a metaphor as well as a fact: Patchett has devoted her life to the people and ideals she loves the most. An irresistible blend of literature and memoir, This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a unique examination of the heart, mind, and soul of one of our most revered and gifted writers."
Автор: Patchett, Ann Название: State of Wonder ISBN: 006204981X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062049810 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 1775.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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In a narrative replete with poison arrows, devouring snakes, scientific miracles, and spiritual transformations, "State of Wonder" presents a world of stunning surprise and danger, rich in emotional resonance and moral complexity.
As Dr. Marina Singh embarks upon an uncertain odyssey into the insect-infested Amazon, she will be forced to surrender herself to the lush but forbidding world that awaits within the jungle. Charged with finding her former mentor Dr. Annick Swenson, a researcher who has disappeared while working on a valuable new drug, she will have to confront her own memories of tragedy and sacrifice as she journeys into the unforgiving heart of darkness. Stirring and luminous, "State of Wonder" is a world unto itself, where unlikely beauty stands beside unimaginable loss beneath the rain forest's jeweled canopy.
Автор: Ann Patchett Название: State of Wonder ISBN: 1408818752 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781408818756 Издательство: Bloomsbury Цена: 1781.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Patchett Ann Название: Commonwealth LP ISBN: 0062566873 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062566874 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 2925.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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The acclaimed, bestselling author winner of the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize tells the enthralling story of how an unexpected romantic encounter irrevocably changes two families lives.
One Sunday afternoon in Southern California, Bert Cousins shows up at Franny Keating s christening party uninvited. Before evening falls, he has kissed Franny s mother, Beverly thus setting in motion the dissolution of their marriages and the joining of two families.
Spanning five decades, Commonwealth explores how this chance encounter reverberates through the lives of the four parents and six children involved. Spending summers together in Virginia, the Keating and Cousins children forge a lasting bond that is based on a shared disillusionment with their parents and the strange and genuine affection that grows up between them.
When, in her twenties, Franny begins an affair with the legendary author Leon Posen and tells him about her family, the story of her siblings is no longer hers to control. Their childhood becomes the basis for his wildly successful book, ultimately forcing them to come to terms with their losses, their guilt, and the deeply loyal connection they feel for one another.
Told with equal measures of humor and heartbreak, Commonwealth is a meditation on inspiration, interpretation, and the ownership of stories. It is a brilliant and tender tale of the far-reaching ties of love and responsibility that bind us together."
Автор: Patchett Ann Название: Bel Canto ISBN: 0060188731 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780060188733 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 2716.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: A glorious novel about love and opera which takes place during a terrorist takeover at a party at a South American embassy, by the bestselling author of The Magician's Assistant.
Автор: Patchett, Ann Название: State of Wonder Intl ISBN: 0062130846 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780062130846 Издательство: HarperCollins USA Цена: 835.00 р. Наличие на складе: Нет в наличии.
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