The title essay, which was easily my favourite, is also the most affecting. They range in topics, but most are about her immediate realm her childhood, her experience having three different fathers, the beginnings of her life with her current partner, his obsession with airplanes, her attempts to learn knitting, the way she met Tom Hanks for the first (but not the last!) time, her friends, her decision to not have children, her journey of reading and loving the children’s author Kate DiCamillo, even the experience of choosing covers for her books. This book features an introduction, epilogue, and 22 essays spanning Patchett’s life. Instead, her words are a source of comfort and joy, finding inspiration in friendships, hobbies, and shared personalities. A famous author and bookstore owner, Patchett has a wealth of stories to tell, although none are salacious or hard to believe. Reading this made me want to slow down my life and sit with a cup of tea for hours, reveling in the domestic, maybe even calling old friends to reconnect. Perhaps I had read reviews stating as much beforehand, but I expected this book of essays to feel like a warm hug, and I was right. I was so certain I had read an Ann Patchett book before this one, but according to my hand-written reading log and Goodreads, These Precious Daysis my first Patchett book. I’ve come to that point in my reading life that I no longer can recall if I’ve read certain books.
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