The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws. Signed by Author. First Printing

Drabble, Margaret

ISBN 10: 1843546191 / ISBN 13: 9781843546191

Published by London. Atlantic Books, 2009

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London. Atlantic Books. 2009. Hardcover in dust jacket. 8vo. 343ps. Flat signed by the author without dedication to the title page. First Edition First Printing (1 in number line) Margaret Drabble explores her own family story alongside the history of her favourite childhood pastime - the jigsaw. The result is an original and moving personal history about remembrance, growing older, the importance of play and the ways in which we make sense of our past by ornamenting our present 21 beautiful glossy illustrations. This is a beautifully written and deeply personal book on the jigsaw puzzle and the part it plays in the puzzle of its distinguished author's life. It is a mix of memoir, jigsaw history and the strange delights of puzzling.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Pattern in the Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws. Signed by Author. First Printing
• Publisher: London. Atlantic Books
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1843546191
• ISBN 13: 9781843546191
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)

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Synopsis

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.

Book Description

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