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Truth and Beauty
Truth and Beauty: A Friendship | Ann Patchett
Bestselling author and Orange Prize winner Ann Patchett's first work of non-fiction is a book about her long friendship with the critically acclaimed, and recently deceased author, Lucy Grealy.It is remarkable for me to remember now that I thought it would be possible to walk away from her, that she might have gone on living, but without me. I know now I never would have had the strength of my convictions. I am living in a world without Lucy. I have no choice about that. If she were alive and I had that choice, I wouldn't have been able to last without her for a day.'What happens when the person who is your family is someone you aren't bound to by blood? What happens when the person you promise to love and to honor for the rest of your life is not your lover, but your best friend? In her frank and startlingly intimate first work of nonfiction, Truth & Beauty, Ann Patchett shines light on the little explored world of women's friendships and shows us what it means to stand together. Ann Patchett and Lucy Grealy met in college in 1981, and after enrolling in the Iowa Writer's Workshop began a friendship that would be as defining to both of their lives as their work. In her critically
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CoffeeNBooks
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OriginalCyn620 🖤🖤🖤 2mo
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Andrea313
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Finished These Precious Days and figured I'd stay on the Patchett bandwagon with another of her works that's been languishing on my TBR list. I'm into it so far- Ann and Lucy's relationship reminds me so much of the intense friendships of my 20s, but of course their own unique experiences make the book even more compelling. #CurrentlyReading

charl08 Love this book. 6mo
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Thank you so much for this book to accompany the (previously opened 😁) coffee Catie!! I've heard this is a great book, and I'm really looking forward to reading it! Thanks so much for making my birthday even better! @catiewithac

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CuriousG
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"The thing you can count on in life is that Tennessee will always be scorching hot in August."

#firstlinefridays @ShyBookOwl

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everlocalwest
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Truly, a memoir of a friendship. I read most of this in alternating chapters with Lucy Grealy's book. It was a lovely way to see these two friends, and when Autobiography of a Face came to an end chapters before Truth and Beauty I was forced to finish this journey as Ann was, without Lucy and feeling her loss. This becomes very difficult to read as Grealy's life unravels. Her brilliant talent, loving friends, and wild accolades could not help her.

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CuriousG
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Finally was able to visit my favourite used bookstore again. Bearly Used Books (located in Parry Sound, Ontario) is 4 hours away from me so I only get there once every few years, but love wandering through all the rooms for hours on end. Wasn't specifically looking for these books, but they caught my eye. #bookhaul #bearlyusedbooks

dabbe I love when those eyes get caught! 👀 1y
CuriousG @dabbe Me too - the surprise aspect is nice. I was hoping to stumble across some Murakami or Morrison to expand my current collection, but those are like gold and rarely sit on the shelf long enough for me to find them 🤷‍♀️ 1y
dabbe @CuriousG You still snagged a great haul! 🤩 1y
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TheBookDream
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One of the best books I‘ve read this year. #sandiegosummer

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TheBookDream
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Some pre “move into the dorm I‘m staying in for two months” reading. #sandiegosummer

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TheBookDream
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Snagged at Parnassus Books in the Nashville terminal. I love a signed copy. Flight was delayed so let‘s see how far I get. #sandiegosummer

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" I used to think that once you really knew a thing its #truth would shine on forever. Now it's pretty obvious to me that more often than not the batteries fade, and sometimes what you knew even goes out with a bang when you try to call on it, just like a lightbulb cracking off when you throw the switch."

Pic of Ann at a Literacy Luncheon in Oak Ridge, TN in 2017. Beautiful book, beautiful friendship.
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks 💙💙💙 2y
Eggs Such an inspiring beautiful book ❤️❤️❤️ 2y
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mcipher
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Quick trip back east to visit family and I got to take a little Book Barn side trip ♥️
Picked up the tagged for my #AuldLangSpine reread! @HOTPock3tt @monalyisha

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mcipher
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@HOTPock3tt So excited to read some really juicy fantasy in January (looking at all that Sanderson, who I‘ve never tried!) Tagged will be a reread for me, but I‘m stingy with my 5 stars and this was an easy 5 star book so I think it might be first (And if you haven‘t read Lucy‘s memoir, I loved it as a companion book: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/534255)
#AuldLangSpine

mcipher Ugh it got cut off! I‘m the worst at screenshots. Missing are 2y
HOTPock3tt 🤗 The tagged book was an easy 5 star read for me too!! Btw re: Sanderson… number 13) is book 1 in the series, number 18) is book 2 and number 14) is book 3 (edited) 2y
mcipher @HOTPock3tt Good to know, thanks!! 2y
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Today‘s adventure….snuggling one of eight kittens at Otis and Clementine, a used book store in Tantallon, NS.

RaeLovesToRead 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 2y
RaeLovesToRead 🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰 2y
Clwojick Oh my goshhhh! 2y
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IuliaC 😻 2y
LeahBergen Aww! ❤️❤️ 2y
TheSpineView Adorable!💜 2y
Tamra 😻😻 2y
Tera66 🥰😻 2y
ShelleyBooksie That bookstore looks awesome. I want the kitten ♡ 2y
TheLudicReader There were so many fluffy kittens, @ShelleyBooksie 2y
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BkClubCare
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Still reeling a bit, feeling off-kilter somewhat as I process thoughts and contradictions of what friendship means, what messy humans we are. What is truth? And beauty is subjective, not all art is beautiful. Your story is always yours to tell but what is the aim? Does it matter? Does the consumer of art participate in the motivations? Actions and consequences… Messiness and pain. Redemption.

Megabooks Excellent review! 3y
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“Grief isn't something to 'be gotten through.' It has no life of its own like that, it's just plain and simply there. It's one of the things which tells us we're human.“ ~ Lucy Grealy

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peacegypsy
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This memoir is a gracious hymn to a beautiful and rare friendship. It‘s also an interesting perspective on the writing life. I‘m glad that I read it and have even more respect for Patchett as a writer — and as a person.

DivineDiana I agree. I became an even bigger fan of Ann Patchett after reading about her strong bond with Lucy Grealy. (edited) 3y
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peacegypsy
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Trying another Ann Patchett.

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EricSwanson
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Ann Patchett‘s account of her friendship with fellow writer Lucy Grealy could have turned into a sentimental mess, especially in the passages dealing with Lucy‘s efforts to reshape her jaw following a bout with jaw cancer. Fortunately, Patchett is too clear-eyed and skillful a writer to fall into that trap. The result is a memoir that is not only beautiful, but wise.

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LeslieO
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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks Pretty 🥚 📚🙌🏻 3y
SheReadsAndWrites That is a wonderful book. ❤️ 3y
Eggs Perfect and a great book 👏🏻📚🤗 3y
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DivineDiana
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Added two more books to the many that I have previously read by the incomparable Ann Patchett! Each one touched my heart! Thank you for encouraging me! @Soubhiville #authoramonth

Soubhiville Yay! 3y
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DivineDiana
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What a story! A story of friendship. A story of love. A tragedy. I listened to the audio. Ann‘s kind voice was ideal. This was the only photo that I could find of Ann Patchett and her best friend Lucy Greeley together. Lucy underwent numerous surgeries during her life, and at times, Ann would literally carry her. My best friend of over 40 years died less than a year ago. I was reminded of the closeness that we had. #authoramonth
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monalyisha I want to cry just reading your synopsis! I don‘t know if I could manage a whole book. 😭 It sounds very tender, though! 3y
MicheleinPhilly I‘m so sorry Diana. ❤️ 3y
batsy I'm so sorry for your loss ❤️ 3y
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DivineDiana @monalyisha It is sad,but there is some humor in it as well. And lots about the literary life, and the struggles of a career as a writer. (edited) 3y
DivineDiana Thank you, @MicheleinPhilly @batsy I was very fortunate to have such a friend.💗 3y
Reggie I‘m so sorry to hear about your friend, Diana. ❤️ 40 years together! Most of us could only be so lucky. 3y
DivineDiana Thank you, @Reggie . I was very lucky. ❤️ 3y
Tera66 💙So sorry for your loss. 3y
sprainedbrain ❤️❤️❤️ 3y
Megabooks I‘m sorry for your loss! What a long friendship! 💕💕 3y
DivineDiana @Tera66 @sprainedbrain Thank you. ❤️❤️ 3y
DivineDiana @Megabooks Thank you. It was. I was very fortunate. ❤️ 3y
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DivineDiana
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Just discovered that my Library offers both Libby AND Hoopla! First Hoopla borrow! I enjoy Ann Patchett‘s soothing voice as she tells her own story. #authoramonth #annpatchett

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MicheleinPhilly The Free Library is doing away with Hoopla at the end of the month. I am irrationally bothered by it. ☹️ 3y
DivineDiana @MicheleinPhilly I am sorry to hear that. 😟 3y
MicheleinPhilly I‘ll live. I realize it is a bit of a “spoiled brat” complaint but I‘m thinking of paying for a card in a county that still offers it. 3y
DivineDiana @MicheleinPhilly Not a bad idea. You will still be supporting a Library. 🙂 3y
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Eggs
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Moving story of friends Ann Patchett and Lucy Grealy: the two aspiring writers met in grad school and were close until Lucy‘s death in 2002; through Lucy‘s many surgeries, through both fame and success. 😥

#authoramonth2021 @Soubhiville

#bookspinbingo @TheAromaofBooks

TheAromaofBooks Great progress!! 3y
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TrishB
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I‘d never heard of Lucy Grealy before this week, read this one because of #authoramonth and such good reviews.
I did enjoy it, (yes, there‘s a but) but found the friendship actual hard work and a bit exhausting!! Has made me think a lot though.
Not reading Grealy‘s book at the moment because too many sad NF in a row and I‘m not sure I‘m ready for Lucy yet.

Kristin_Reads I totally agree with your review of this book! I felt exhausted after reading it (but still would recommend it). 3y
TrishB @Kristin_Reads yes I‘d still recommend 👍🏻 3y
EvieBee I agree 💯%! Lucy was a bit toxic. I did fall in love with Ann after reading this, though. She made me want to write. Read Lucy‘s memoir a year later; was a little more sympathetic to her, but she was a heavy character…and no wonder! (edited) 3y
TrishB @EvieBee yes I loved Ann a lot and I will read Lucy‘s book, but I definitely need a bit of a break first. 3y
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If only we all could be blessed with a friendship as deep and abiding as Ann and Lucy‘s (but maybe less codependent). Lucy‘s is another death that began with the opiate crisis. (F**k you Sackler family!!) But her personal and literary star burned brightly during her 39 years. She overcame a great deal and touched so many lives. I‘m glad to have read her story from her eyes ⬇️ and Ann‘s! #audiobook #hoopla #AuthorAMonth #aam

Megabooks The story of Lucy‘s childhood, cancer, and the many reconstructive surgeries on her face is told beautifully in her nonfiction memoir 3y
Cinfhen Beautiful review, Meg. And I agree, what a friendship they shared. I loved everything about this book and I‘m so glad to have read both books. It allows for a much bigger yet more intimate picture 💗 3y
TrishB I‘m just reading now! 3y
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Hooked_on_books I read both these books last year and they‘re terrific. I love how they compliment one another. Oh, and I just read that the Sackler‘s are working on bankruptcy for the company to shield themselves from future lawsuits. What giant pieces of 💩 they are! But then, I guess that‘s no surprise. 3y
Megabooks @Cinfhen thank you! It truly is a beautiful picture of friendship! 💕 3y
Megabooks @TrishB I hope you enjoy it as much as Cindy and I did!! 3y
Megabooks @Hooked_on_books Yes, exactly that! Great compliments. I read that about the Sacklers as well. They are truly human scum!!! 3y
Soubhiville All of the wonderful reviews are convincing me I should read this too. 😊 3y
emilyhaldi Loved this book 🤍 3y
Megabooks @Soubhiville It would be a great choice for this month!! 3y
Megabooks @emilyhaldi Same! And congratulations on your little boy! So excited for you!! 3y
BarbaraBB You all loving it means a lot. I‘m not a big fan of Patchett but maybe I should read this one nevertheless 3y
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Cinfhen
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There was something so intimate and personal inside this memoir of friendship between Ann Patchett and her dear friend and fellow author Lucy Grealy. If only everyone could be blessed with such a friend. It‘s hard to describe how emotionally invested I was, it felt like Ann Patchett was allowing me into her life ~ sharing pieces of herself. This was my first experience reading NF from Ann Patchett but it certainly won‘t be the last.
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Cinfhen Audio read by author #Hoopla #AAM @Soubhiville 3y
ChaoticMissAdventures @Cinfhen have you read Lucy's book? It is gorgeous, and just heartbreaking that we lost her so young. 3y
Cinfhen I just borrowed the audio from #Hoopla @ChaoticMissAdventures and plan to listen to it next! Her story was so heartbreaking 3y
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ChaoticMissAdventures @Cinfhen excited to hear what you think of it. I don't see many people reading these books, and I think they are excellent. 3y
EliNeedsMoreShelves omg I read Lucy Grealy's book several years ago and it is magnificent. 3y
TrishB I think I need to read this one this month. 3y
Megabooks Now I‘ve got to get to these next!! Great review!! 3y
Cinfhen I instantly downloaded Lucy‘s memoir the moment I finished Ann‘s book. I have a feeling I won‘t forget this book @Megabooks @TrishB @EliNeedsMoreShelves @ChaoticMissAdventures It‘s books like these that prove you don‘t need to go for shock value to make an impact. Sometimes truth, perspective and love are all you need to leave an impression 💔💔💔 3y
Crazeedi @Cinfhen what you said ⬆️ is absolutely true. 3y
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Cinfhen
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While I wait for #BookSpinBingo I‘m starting my #AAM #June #AnnPatchett 🙌🏻💕so far it‘s GORGEOUS but I can tell heartbreaking 💔 @TheAromaofBooks @Soubhiville

Megabooks I‘m going to read Lucy‘s book first and then this. 3y
Cinfhen Yes; I‘ve heard Lucy‘s story is amazing too @Megabooks hopefully I can find it from one of my subscriptions or library services 3y
Cinfhen Ohhhh, I see it‘s on #Hoopla @Megabooks 💜💜💜 3y
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Suet624 Oh yeah, this is a tough one. 3y
TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Almost time for BookSpin to post!!! 3y
TrishB Stacked👍🏻 3y
Cinfhen This one is SOOOOOOO GOOD @TrishB im loving it @Suet624 💕💕💕it‘s more than just this incredible friendship/ it‘s also about what it takes to be a published writer 3y
Megabooks I picked AOAF at an audible sale about 5 years ago, so I didn‘t know it was on hoopla! #AudioMountTBR!! (edited) 3y
Cinfhen I‘m DEFINITELY going to listen to Lucy‘s autobiography next and then I‘m gonna listen to this one @Megabooks 3y
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Kristin_Reads
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4⭐️ || I absolutely love Ann Patchett‘s writing. This one was more unsettling than I was expecting, however. I know I‘ll be thinking about it for quite awhile.

DrexEdit Lucy Grealy's autobiography is quite wonderful as well. Also the January issue of Harper's Magazine has another Patchett essay about another friend she supported through cancer. (Is Ann Patchett the best friend a person can have?) That essay is part of her forthcoming book of essays These Precious Days. 4y
Kristin_Reads @DrexEdit Oh, thank you for the recommendations! I read the Harper‘s article (swoon) but didn‘t realize there‘s a book of essays in the works. Two more for my TBR stack(s) 😊 (edited) 4y
DrexEdit Ann Patchett is the best! 💖 😊 4y
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A love story to Ann's best friend. A story too about how much the human spirit can endure.

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Look at the neat little homemade bookmark my friend just dropped off. 🥰

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I'm feeling a little reading burn out....I also can't figure out what to read next. My friend suggested a memoir/nonfiction to break my fiction reading up a bit.

I've had this lovely signed first edition on my shelf forever, so I'm going to read this next.

emtobiasz I often find memoirs very soothing, I think because I know how things will end (I.e. this person becomes a famous actor, this person makes it through her husband‘s death, etc). Hope it helps your reading rut! 4y
JulietReads Mmhm. I've been there sista. 😄 4y
Penny_LiteraryHoarders @emtobiasz yes, it might just be the ticket. I was getting bored with finding the same kind of story over and over, so I think shaking it up a touch will help. 🤞 4y
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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.” ~ Ann Patchett, Truth and Beauty

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Pretty sure Ann Patchett could write a book about watching paint dry and I‘d read every. single. word. 💕 This won‘t be my favorite of hers (Bel Canto still has my whole heart), but she‘s such a captivating storyteller and reading about her beautiful and odd friendship with Lucy Grealy is fascinating. Also, Truman says hi. 😹 #catsoflitsy #bookhousecats

Palimpsest Beautiful cat! 4y
Bookzombie 💕🐱 4y
wanderinglynn What a cutie! ❤️🐱 4y
EKonrad Have you read Grealy‘s memoir? Such a great companion piece to Patchett‘s book. 😊 4y
erinreads @EKonrad I haven‘t yet, but I plan on reading it soon! 4y
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peacegypsy
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Eager to start this song to friendship.

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Hooked_on_books
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Ann Patchett became life-long friends with Lucy Grealy at the Iowa Writer‘s Workshop and remained quite close with her until Lucy‘s death from heroin. Here she tells the story of their friendship and their coming of age as writers together. It is by turns sweet, sad, and touching.

EKonrad Have you read Lucy Grealy‘s companion book? They go so perfectly together! 5y
Hooked_on_books @EKonrad I have! That one actually led me to this one. And I totally agree. I liked seeing Lucy first in her own words then from Ann‘s perspective. It was interesting. Her crippling self esteem problems were much more visible here. 5y
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What a lovely, heartbreaking book about a very special friendship. I‘m a fan of whatever Patchett writes and this was no exception. As with Happy Marriage, she reads the audio beautifully.

Scochrane26 I read the Magician‘s Assistant several yrs ago& didn‘t really like it. I meant to read another of her books, thinking I might like a different one. Now, I‘m reading Dutch House for book club & like it a lot. 5y
Crazeedi I read this several years ago, very good 5y
cariashley @Scochrane26 Magician‘s Assistant is one of the only ones I haven‘t read by her, and I haven‘t gotten to Dutch House yet either! Glad you‘re liking one of them at least. Bel Canto and State of Wonder are my favorites by her. 5y
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This book follows the #trueblue friendship between Patchett and her friend Lucy who lost part of her jaw from early childhood cancer. After taking pain killers following reconstruction surgery as an adult, Lucy developed a drug addiction that ultimately led to her death. An amazing & heartbreaking 💙
#movember

Cinfhen I had this in my book outlet cart but it got away ☹️ 5y
CoffeeK8 This book is amazing. Have you read Lucy‘s book? 5y
emilyhaldi No I haven‘t @CoffeeK8 but it‘s been on my list since reading this one!! 5y
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EKonrad One of my fave books, especially paired with Lucy Grealy‘s book. 💙 5y
Reviewsbylola Oh wow, I‘ve read Lucy‘s book (although it was years and years and years ago and all I remember is that I read it.) I didn‘t know they were friends or that this book existed. 5y
Mdargusch Wow! What a sad story. 5y
Suet624 Oh boy. This one was a gutwrencher. 5y
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raeintheworld
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I love Ann Patchett but have avoided reading this for years because I wasn‘t sure if I could handle it. It was so good though. Worth the the heartbreak and sadness.

Dragon Stacking 👍🐉 5y
SheReadsAndWrites This is one of my all time favorites ❤️ 5y
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Qpri
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A fantastic read! I just flew through the pages, and was sad when it ended.

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thebluestocking
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I have mixed feelings about this book. I‘m an Ann Patchett fan, and the writing here was excellent as usual. But there was something a little cold, a little removed, in this book about a friendship. Lucy seemed like, frankly, a drag, and there wasn‘t a lot of introspection from Ann. But I found it to be a quick and interesting read.

CoffeeK8 If you want a deeper insight into their friendship, you could read Lucy‘s book. I read it before patchet‘s and really loved it! (edited) 6y
thebluestocking @CoffeeK8 it‘s definitely in my list! Does Ann make an appearance in it? 6y
CoffeeK8 @thebluestocking yes! But it‘s also more about her childhood 6y
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HannaPolkadots
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Mehso-so

I don't know how I feel about this one... Ann Patchett writes well, but I struggle with getting into it. Maybe it's knowing how it ends or something, but I'm just sort of meeh to the whole thing. (Which makes me feel like a horrible person🙈)

RebelReader This wasn‘t a favorite of mine either even though I usually like her work. 6y
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kspenmoll
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#Scar #MarchIntoOz
Immediately thought of Ann Patchett‘s book detailing her twenty year friendship with Lucy Grealy, who lost part of her jaw to childhood cancer. This book, a library find in the new fiction section (2004),made a deep impression on me. It was my first encounter with this author. 💕📚

Cinfhen I‘m loving EVERYTHING about this post 💕💕 7y
emilyhaldi I love Patchett but this sounds tough 😰 7y
kspenmoll @Cinfhen ❤️❤️ 7y
kspenmoll @emilyhaldi So right! 💕 7y
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tinaisreading
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I love Ann Patchett and her writing voice and this memoir was no exception. This is a beautiful (if sometimes graphic and heart-wrenching) retelling of Patchett's 20-year friendship with the poet Lucy Grealy. As an aspiring writer, my favorite part was following along with the career trajectories of both of these literary women. A great memoir.

EKonrad Have you read Lucy Grealy‘s “Autobiography of a Face”? It is such a good companion piece to Patchett‘s book! 7y
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rachaich
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Oh, what a wonderful read this was. Bittersweet as it was a sad subject, but full of the whims and treasured conversations and anecdotes about friendship over time.

Lcsmcat I ❤️❤️❤️ this book! 7y
Tjackson I, too, ❤️❤️❤️ this book! 7y
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rachaich
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I adore Patchett 's books, and was fortunate enough to hear her speak at Bath Literature Festival last year. She comes across as very down to earth and is inspirational in this.
This book details her friendship with another writer, dating back to their college days.
#saturdayreads #femalewriters #femalefriendship

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Brenda
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I was finding the audio a little too slow,so I switched to my eReader to finish the last section. A fascinating story of the friendship between Ann Patchett and Lucy Grealy. I will have to read Lucy's book as well soon. 🤓

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Brenda
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Taking a break from print to listen to this memoir from Ann Patchett #overdrive #audiobook 🎧📚

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CoffeeK8
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📺 Muppet Babies and Romper Room
📺 Anne Pachett‘s “Truth & Beauty” with Lucy Grealy‘s “Autobiography of a Face”
📺 tiramisu
📺 school break for me and the kids
📺 @maryreading 🎉🎉
Thanks @jesshowbooks for organizing!

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Lcsmcat
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1. We didn‘t watch TV except for certain specials, so A Charlie Brown Christmas?
2. Truth and Beauty
3. Spicy food - Mexican, Indian, etc
4. Reading and chocolate.
5. 👍🏻
#friyayintro @jesshowbooks

twohectobooks I feel you on the spicy food. 7y
MidnightBookGirl I'm not much of a spice foods girl either! 7y
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