This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A Collection

This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage: A CollectionA Reese Witherspoon Book Club Pick "I had been so engaged by Ann Patchett's multifaceted story, so lured in by her confiding voice, that I forgot I was on the job. [] As the best personal essays often do, Patchett's is a two way mirror, reflecting both the author and her readers." New York Times Book Review Blending literature and memoir, New York Times bestselling author Ann Patchett, author of State of Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her

because she already knows Dr

hot cop Nick has started up a citizen’s police academy

" -David Mitchell

A wealthy young mother knows the girl is her kidnapped daughter

Pretty and popular high school senior Andie Bell was murdered by her boyfriend

and Emmeline is vaulted out into the real world--a place of love

Soon a team starts to take shape around Amat

Nostalgic · Intimate · Bittersweet · Romantic · Emotional

despite his enthusiasm about a marriage to May and the societal advantages it would bring

”—Paula McLain

As Jack and Mabel struggle to understand this child who could have stepped from the pages of a fairy tale

and future together