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These Precious Days � Ann Patchett
Digital audiobook read by the author
5

This is a series of essays about Patchett’s life and her thoughts on a variety of subjects from marriage to career, to education, to family, to grief. Most (if not all) of these essays have appeared separately in other publications.

I love Patchett’s writing. Here, she is most herself � honest, funny, empathetic, confused, angry, caring, and passionate.

I greatly enjoyed reading about her own journey as a reader, writer and owner of a bookstore. I added books to my tbr (or moved them higher in priority) as a result of knowing what she thought about them. I really liked hearing her talk about what lead her to write certain books, how they reflected her life, and especially how the covers came about. One of my favorite vignettes involved how she came to become friends with Tom Hanks and then asked him to narrate the audio for The Dutch House (which was wonderful, by the way).

Patchett read the audiobook herself. I cannot imagine anyone else doing a better job.

P.S. I don’t know if those of you with a digital copy of this book have access to both front and back covers. If not, try to get your hands on the hardcover, so you can see the “bonus� cover image on the back. It’s a great painting and I can see why she liked it, but I agree with the decision to put Sparky on the front cover.



LINK to my review