Patchett, Ann, <br/><br/>
This is the story of a happy marriage / 
Ann Patchett. 
 - First edition. 
 - x, 306 pages ;  24 cm 
<br/><br/>Nonfiction, an introduction -- How to read a Christmas story -- The getaway car : a practical memoir about writing and life -- The sacrament of divorce -- The Paris match -- This dog's life -- The best seat in the house -- My road to Hell was paved -- Tennessee -- On responsibility -- The wall -- Fact vs. fiction -- My life in sales -- ""The love between the two women is not normal"" -- The right to read -- Do not disturb -- Introduction to ""The Best American Short Stories 2006"" -- Love sustained -- The bookstore strikes back -- This is the story of a happy marriage -- Our deluge, drop by drop -- Dog without end -- The mercies. 
<br/><br/> Ann Patchett, author of State of  Wonder, Run, and Bel Canto, examines her deepest commitments-- to writing, family, friends, dogs, books, and her husband-- creating a resonant portrait of her life. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0062236679 (hardcover) 0062292463 (signed ed.) 0062320386 (international ed.) 9780062292469 (signed ed.) 9780062320384 (international ed.) 9781408842416 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2013474298 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Personal Names: </label><br/>Patchett, Ann--Family.<br/>Patchett, Ann.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Authors, American--20th century--Biography.