The Pattern in the Carpet - A Personal History with Jigsaws

Informationen zum 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. Klappentext 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 Zusammenfassung 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

Product details

• Authors: Margaret Drabble, Drabble Margaret
• Publisher: Canongate Books
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 31.05.2020
• EAN: 9781786899712
• ISBN: 978-1-78689-971-2
• No. of pages: 384
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 198 mm x 23 mm
• Series: Canons
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Literary Figures, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / General, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / Puzzles, Hobbies, quizzes & games, Social and cultural history, Puzzles and quizzes, Indoor games, GAMES & ACTIVITIES / General, Hobbies, quizzes and games