Bøger af Ann Patchett

Nashville: Scenes from the New American South beautifully captures my home city of Nashville in this exciting moment of change and growth.— AL GOREThis book is excruciatingly gorgeous. Every page makes me homesick. —CONNIE BRITTON  A great book about a great city.— JOHN PRINEThis has been a time of such great change for Nashville that I think we are all very curious to see who we are now.— GILLIAN WELCHThis book reminds me, in the sweetest way possible, that I probably should have never left Nashville.— CHRIS THILEIntroduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning Author Jon MeachamA dynamic, experiential, and intimate portrait that explores the many sides of the legendary Southern city and country music capital, from award-winning writers Ann Patchett, Jon Meacham, and acclaimed photographer Heidi Ross.Nashville is a creative collaboration that awakens the senses, providing a virtual immersion in this unique American city hailed as the Athens of the South. Patchett, Ross, and Meacham in his introduction, at once capture both the city’s iconic historical side—its deep, rich Southern roots, from its food and festivals to its famous venues, recording studios, and style—and its edgier, highly vibrant creative side, which has made it a modern cultural mecca increasingly populated by established and upcoming artists in art, film, and music.Nashville celebrates Nashvillians’ beloved locales and events, both established and new, that are the heart of the city’s character including:Bobbie’s Dairy DipBroadwayCumberland RiverBuchanan Arts DistrictBolton’s Chicken and FishDino’sEast Nashville Tomato Arts FestivalGermantownThe GulchGrand Ole OpryPie Town (SoBro)Pride FestivalPrince’s Hot ChickenSchermerhorn Symphony CenterStanley Cup PlayoffsTennessee Performing Arts CenterTennessee State FairThird Man RecordsWXNA Independent RadioHere, too, are engaging vignettes spotlighting the diverse talent that makes the Tennessee city a significant cultural incubator and influencer, including singer-songwriters Marty Stuart, Gillian Welch, and Dave Rawlings; film director Harmony Korine, textile designer Andra Eggleston, country music fashion designer to the stars Manuel, chef Margot McCormack, acclaimed pastry chef Lisa Donovan, and model and musician Karen Elson.Blending exceptional narrative, evocative photography—including 175 black-and-white and color photographs—and a bold graphic design, Nashville is an intimate, textured panorama that brilliantly illuminates one of America’s most remarkable treasures.

Winner of the 2002 Orange Prize for her novel `Bel Canto', Ann Patchett's stunning first novel is about `pilgrimage and healing...A fairytale. A delight'.

'So compellingly personal you feel you're looking over her shoulder as she sits down to write' New York Times'Electrically entertaining ... Funny, generous, spirited and kind' The TimesThis Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and little moments that shaped Ann Patchett as a daughter, wife, friend and writer. Here, Ann Patchett shares entertaining and moving stories about her tumultuous childhood, her painful early divorce, the excitement of selling her first book, driving a Winnebago from Montana to Yellowstone Park, her joyous discovery of opera, scaling a six-foot wall in order to join the Los Angeles Police Department, the gradual loss of her beloved grandmother, starting her own bookshop in Nashville, her love for her very special dog and, of course, her eventual happy marriage. This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is a memoir both wide ranging and deeply personal, overflowing with close observation and emotional wisdom, told with wit, honesty and irresistible warmth.

Blandt regnskovens stammefolk dybt inde i Amazonas er forsker dr. Annick Swenson i gang med at udvikle et medikament, der vil kunne forandre kvinders liv for al fremtid. Projektet er omgærdet af stor mystik, Swenson nægter at rapportere hjem, og investorerne er ved at miste tålmodigheden. Anders Eckman fra Swensons medicinalfirma sendes ned for at undersøge sagen. Det eneste, der kommer retur, er meddelelsen om hans død.Marina Singh, kollega til Anders og tidligere student under dr. Swenson, tager nu af sted – helt ind i Sydamerikas mørke hjerte – for at undersøge det påståede dødsfald og for at finde ud af, hvad det er for en velbevogtet hemmelighed, dr. Swenson skjuler.Marina ved ikke, at der i dette ældgamle hjørne af verden lurer farer, som kommer til at overgå hendes vildeste fantasi. Den unge forsker må lære at navigere i et territorium, hvor fornuften er sat ud af spil – og det er kun tiden, der kan vise, om dr. Swenson har lært hende nok.Mirakelfloden er en fortælling om kærlighed, vanvid og frygt og om de dilemmaer, der opstår, når videnskaben kolliderer med vores forestillinger om fornuft og etik.