This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage

By Ann Patchett,

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'So compellingly personal you feel you're looking over her shoulder as she sits down to write' New York Times 'Electrically entertaining ... Funny, generous, spirited and kind' The Times This Is the Story of a Happy Marriage is an irresistible blend of literature and memoir revealing the big experiences and…

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I invented a category called Best Offbeat Memoirs because I’d written one.

Fearless about showing her flaws, Patchett was saved from illiteracy by a determined nun. If not for her dazzling self-discipline she might have remained a crackerjack waitress. When nobody showed up at a book signing, she looked around to observe what makes an independent bookstore tick.

When book banners certain that first-year students at Clemson University would be turned into sex fiends, homosexuals, and drug addicts if they read her assigned book (sound familiar?) she gave the “kick-ass” speech printed here. Her three proud fathers adored her. Patchett’s…

Honeymoon at Sea: How I Found Myself Living on a Small Boat

By Jennifer Silva Redmond,

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When Jennifer Shea married Russel Redmond, they made a decision to spend their honeymoon at sea, sailing in Mexico. The voyage tested their new relationship, not just through rocky waters and unexpected weather, but in all the ways that living on a twenty-six-foot sailboat make one reconsider what's truly important.

In this charming, meditative memoir, the couple sails to Baja's Sea of Cortez, where they spend twelve months before sailing south and through the Panama Canal. Jennifer's unique experience on the boat weaves through time, from her bohemian 1960s childhood to being a struggling actor in New York.

Honeymoon at Sea: How I Found Myself Living on a Small Boat

By Jennifer Silva Redmond,

What is this book about?

When Jennifer Shea married Russel Redmond, they made a decision to spend their honeymoon at sea, sailing in Mexico. The voyage tested their new relationship, not just through rocky waters and unexpected weather, but in all the ways that living on a twenty-six-foot sailboat make one reconsider what's truly important.

In this charming, meditative memoir, Jennifer recounts that fateful first year, moving back and forth with the currents of her life. On their voyage, the couple sailed Watchfire to Baja California's Sea of Cortez, where they spent twelve months before sailing south along Mexico and Central America and through the…


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