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Ann Patchett
Memoir & Personal Growth
Ann Patchett (born 1963) is an American author, winner of the PEN/Faulkner and Orange Prize for Bel Canto and author of several novels.
Biography
Ann Patchett (born December 2, 1963) is an American author. In 2002 she received the PEN/Faulkner Award and the Orange Prize for Fiction for her novel Bel Canto. Her novels include The Patron Saint of Liars (1992), Taft (1994), The Magician's Assistant (1997), Run (2007), State of Wonder (2011), Commonwealth (2016), The Dutch House (2019), and Tom Lake (2023). The Dutch House was a finalist for the 2020 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.
The Open Library description of This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage notes that Patchett examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of her life. That description situates this work as a personal account that complements her fiction writing.
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Books by Ann Patchett
This is the story of a happy marriage
In This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage Patchett examines her deepest commitments—to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband—creating a resonant portrait of her life.