"Whenever I saw her, I felt like I had been living in another country, doing moderately well in another language, and then she showed up speaking English and suddenly I could speak with all the complexity and nuance that I hadn't realized was gone. With Lucy I was a native speaker."

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About Ann Patchett

Ann Patchett is an American novelist and essayist known for contemporary literary fiction including Bel Canto and The Dutch House. She is also recognized for independent bookselling advocacy.

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