Matilda Bathurst

Ann Patchett’s new book will win you over, in spite of yourself

Too much kindly advice can be grating, as the author unintentionally demonstrates in This is the Story of a Happy Marriage — yet her collection of essays is also a charmer

Ann Patchett Photo: The Washington Post via Getty Images 
issue 30 November 2013
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  • This is the Story of a Happy Marriage

    Ann Patchett

    Bloomsbury, pp. 300

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