These Precious Days: Essays

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If you read “The Paris Tattoo,” you will find out that Ann Patchett and her friend Marti had a transformative experience when they witness tattoo-covered young men in Londonderry, Ireland, during a war. From the enchantments of Kate DiCamillo’s children’s books (author of The Beatryce Prophecy) to youthful memories of Paris; the cherished life gifts given by her three fathers to the unexpected influence of Charles Schultz’s Snoopy; the expansive vision of Eudora Welty to the importance of knitting, Patchett connects life and art as she illuminates what matters most.

Lessons in Chemistry is a hilarious and insightful tale of one woman daring to change the status quo. It compares a lifetime to a year and details how one doesn’t realize how little time they have until the time is up. What’s your take on the way Patchett approaches difficult or sorrowful experiences with a sense of gratitude and a focus on the present? Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] Thriller Now That We Don’t Talk (Taylor’s Version) [From The Vault] “Slut! The stories include a focus on her family and it’s dynamics and she is very frank about some life decisions she has made.The Vanishing Half: A captivating tale of twin sisters, their diverging paths, and the hidden truths that bind them.

I’m glad you mentioned that your aunts are doing well after knee replacement surgery … that gives me hope that it’s not the end of the line for mobility.

Patchett’s father would read early drafts of her novels, give her notes, carefully save her publicity materials and reviews.

Sooki is flying to Memorial Sloan Kettering in NY (she lives in LA), looking for a clinical trial or something. September Song is a pop standard written by Kurt Weill and Maxwell Anderson for the 1938 musical Knickerbocker Holiday. Beloved author Ann Patchett experienced just that when she chose to read a galley of Tom Hanks’ short story collections one night, before her usual bedtime. These Precious Days, Anne Patchett's memoir in essays, examines the importance of crucial relationships between family and friends, aging and death, and the writing life.It was these six essays out of the 23 that really sealed the deal for me, though other ones had their moments too. Ann Patchett realized that Maeve was the heart of the book and she commissioned a favorite artist to create a portrait of Maeve that hung in the Dutch House dining room.