The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws: MINT SIGNED & PUBLICATION DAY DATED FIRST EDITION

Drabble, Margaret

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ISBN 10: 1843546191 ISBN 13: 9781843546191

Published by Atlantic Books, 2009

Language: English

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A mint first printing in a likewise unclipped dust wrapper. Unread gift condition copy SIGNED and Publication Day DATED October 15 2009. Outstanding. BOXED DESPATCH: OVERSEAS AIR ONLY: PLEASE DO NOT SELECT SURFACE!

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Title: The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws: MINT SIGNED & PUBLICATION DAY DATED FIRST EDITION
Publisher: Atlantic Books
Publication Date: 2009
Language: English
ISBN 10: 1843546191
ISBN 13: 9781843546191
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition
Condition: New
Dust Jacket Condition: New
Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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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.

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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HMH hardcover 2008Previous ISBN 978-0-547-24144-9

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