Tag Archives: Ann Patchett

Pop, Soda, Coke, Mint Tea? On Being a Stranger in a Strange Land

Posted on July 15, 2011 by Terri Peterson Smith

I just finished reading Ann Patchett’s newest book, State of Wonder, a fictional work in which the protagonist, Marina Singh, is a research scientist who works for a pharmaceutical company in Eden Prairie, Minnesota.  The company dispatches her to the … Continue reading →

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Ann Patchett’s Idea of Heaven

Posted on June 29, 2010 by Terri Peterson Smith

Travel and reading.  They go together like cherry pie and ice cream…. Back in May, Ann Patchett, author of book club favorites such as Bel Canto, Patron Saint of Liars, and Truth and Beauty, wrote a great travel article for … Continue reading →

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