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Drabble, Margaret

 
9780547386096: PATTERN IN THE CARPET: A Personal History with Jigsaws
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0547386095 ISBN 13 : 9780547386096
Editeur : Mariner Books, 2010

Synopsis

The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws is an original and brilliant work. Margaret Drabble weaves her own story into a history of games, in particular jigsaws, which have offered her and many others relief from melancholy and depression. Alongside curious facts and discoveries about jigsaw puzzles — did you know that the 1929 stock market crash was followed by a boom in puzzle sales? — Drabble introduces us to her beloved Auntie Phyl, and describes childhood visits to the house in Long Bennington on the Great North Road, their first trip to London together, the books they read, the jigsaws they completed. She offers penetrating sketches of her parents, her siblings, and her children; she shares her thoughts on the importance of childhood play, on art and writing, on aging and memory. And she does so with her customary intelligence, energy, and wit. This is a memoir like no other.

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À propos de l'auteur

MARGARET DRABBLE is the author of The Sea Lady, The Seven Sisters, The Peppered Moth, and The Needle's Eye, among other novels. For her contributions to contemporary English literature, she was made a Dame of the British Empire in 2008.

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Éditeur
Mariner Books
Date d'édition
2010
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0547386095
ISBN 13 
9780547386096
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
368
Coordonnées du fabricant
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