Margaret Drabble

Broschiertes Buch

The Pattern in the Carpet

A Personal History with Jigsaws

Beschreibung

A beautifully written and deeply personal book on the jigsaw and the part it plays in the patchwork of its distinguished author's life. A mix of memoir, jigsaw history and the strange delights of puzzling

Autor

Dame Margaret Drabble was born in Sheffield in 1939 and was educated at Newnham College, Cambridge. She is the author of eighteen novels including A Summer Bird-Cage, The Millstone, The Peppered Moth, The Red Queen, The Sea Lady and most recently, the highly acclaimed The Pure Gold Baby. She has also written biographies, screenplays and was the editor of the Oxford Companion to English Literature. She was appointed CBE in 1980, and made DBE in the 2008 Honours list. She was also awarded the 2011 Golden PEN Award for a Lifetime's Distinguished Service to Literature. She is married to the biographer Michael Holroyd.

Produktdetails

• Canons
• Verlag: Canongate Books
• Main - Canons
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 7. Mai 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 191mm x 127mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 268g
• ISBN-13: 9781786899712
• ISBN-10: 178689971X
• Artikelnr.: 59363980