Diana Hendry

Compassion and a gift for friendship are touchingly evident in Ann Patchett’s These Precious Days

The title essay describes Patchett’s moving relationship with Sooki Raphael, who lodged with her during lockdown while undergoing cancer treatment

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issue 11 December 2021
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  • These Precious Days

    Ann Patchett

    Bloomsbury, pp. 322, £16

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