On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review These Precious Days, a new collection of essays from Ann Patchett, and we revisit another her first collection, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.
Ann Patchett essays
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On this edition of The Weekly Reader, we review These Precious Days, a new collection of essays from Ann Patchett, and we revisit another her first collection, This is the Story of a Happy Marriage.