Introduction 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 [...]
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The Sea Lady by Margaret Drabble
The Sea Lady Margaret Drabble ISBN:9780156034265 About the book: A mesmerizing portrait of the power of memory, The Sea Lady seamlessly weaves the stories of two scholars whose lives are shaped by a summer they spent together as children. Blending the world of contemporary England with its lean war years, master storyteller Margaret Drabble introduces [...]
