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Ann Patchett

Born

in Los Angeles, CA, The United States

December 02, 1963

Website

http://www.annpatchett.com/

Genre

Fiction, Historical Fiction

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Patchett was born in Los Angeles, California. Her mother is the novelist Jeanne Ray.

She moved to Nashville, Tennessee when she was six, where she continues to live. Patchett said she loves her home in Nashville with her doctor husband and dog. If asked if she could go any place, that place would always be home. "Home is ...the stable window that opens out into the imagination."

Patchett attended high school at St. Bernard Academy, a private, non-parochial Catholic school for girls run by the Sisters of Mercy. Following graduation, she attended Sarah Lawrence College and took fiction writing classes with Allan Gurganus, Russell Banks, and Grace Paley. She later attended the Iowa Writers' Workshop at the University of Iowa and the Fine Arts Wo ...more

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Best for Last: 20 Reads for the Young & Young at Heart

We just might have saved the best for our last staff pick post of the year. Cryptid babies, dogs with jobs, tired lions, and more are featured in our November roundup for the young and young at heart. Plan ahead for winter break and snag some new reads! And don’t forget to scroll all the way down to see this month’s subscription box picks. Sprout (picture books), Spark (middle grade), and Parn

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Average rating: 3.93 · 4,212,078 ratings · 241,888 reviews · 79 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Dutch House 4.10 avg rating — 545,610 ratings — published 2019 — 107 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Bel Canto 3.94 avg rating — 318,573 ratings — published 2001 — 117 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	State of Wonder 3.90 avg rating — 199,866 ratings — published 2011 — 48 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Commonwealth 3.83 avg rating — 202,739 ratings — published 2016	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Run 3.68 avg rating — 56,065 ratings — published 2007 — 56 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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27 votes, 39.1%

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19 votes, 27.5%

Elizabeth Strout

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Mary Doria Russell

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