Ann Patchett is the author of six novels,
The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician’s Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, and
State of Wonder. She was the editor of
Best American Short Stories, 2006, and has written three books of nonfiction,
Truth & Beauty, about her friendship with the writer, Lucy
Grealy,
What now? an expansion of her graduation address at Sarah Lawrence College, and, most recently,
This is the Story of a Happy Marriage, a collection of essays that examines the theme of commitment.
One of
Patchett's six favorite recent books, as shared with
The Week magazine:
Claire of the Sea Light by Edwidge Danticat
Every year on Claire's birthday, her father tries to give her away, hoping to place his daughter into a better life. Danticat manages to balance love and poverty, beauty and loss, and in doing so she gives us a more compassionate understanding of the world.
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another entry on the list.
--Marshal Zeringue