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Ann Patchett


Born
in Los Angeles, CA, The United States
December 02, 1963

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Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Elizabeth McCracken, Lucy Grealy ...more


Patchett was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is the novelist Jeanne Ray.

She moved to Nashville, Tennessee when she was six, where she continues to live. Patchett said she loves her home in Nashville with her doctor husband and dog. If asked if she could go any place, that place would always be home. "Home is ...the stable window that opens out into the imagination."

Patchett attended high school at St. Bernard Academy, a private, non-parochial Catholic school for girls run by the Sisters of Mercy. Following graduation, she attended Sarah Lawrence College and took fiction writing classes with Allan Gurganus, Russell Banks, and Grace Paley. She later attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa and the Fine Arts Wo ...more

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Squirrels, Shindigs, and Slowing Down: 19 Reads for the Young & Young at Heart

With autumn approaching, it’s a great time to slow down, put your feet up, and enjoy a great read. What are chilly fall days meant for if not that? It’s still warm here in Nashville, but September weather has a way of turning, so stock up on some good books now!

PICTURE BOOKSRecommended by Rae Ann Hello, Tobi! Hello, Tobi!Andrea Cáceres

Tobi enjoys the park. There are so many families to meet, but one is

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Average rating: 3.93 · 4,170,934 ratings · 237,438 reviews · 80 distinct works • Similar authors
The Dutch House
4.10 avg rating — 534,198 ratings — published 2019 — 2 editions
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Tom Lake
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Bel Canto
3.94 avg rating — 314,847 ratings — published 2001 — 116 editions
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State of Wonder
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Commonwealth
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The Patron Saint of Liars
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Run
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These Precious Days: Essays
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Truth & Beauty
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The Magician's Assistant
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“It makes you wonder. All the brilliant things we might have done with our lives if only we suspected we knew how.”
― Ann Patchett, Bel Canto
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“Never be so focused on what you're looking for that you overlook the thing you actually find.”
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“Writing is a job, a talent, but it's also the place to go in your head. It is the imaginary friend you drink your tea with in the afternoon.”
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