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Ann Patchett’s Heart-Stopping Memoir of Friendship

Ever since I read Ann Patchett’s novel Bel Canto and her luminous memoir about a friendship, Truth & Beauty, Patchett has been one of my heroes. She has a way of reaching into your heart and wrenching the “truth and beauty” from deep within you. Whether the story is tragic or not, I feel uplifted by the depth and vividness of her characters and the compassion she brings to their stories.

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