Description
| Product ID: | 9781786899712 |
| Product Form: | Paperback / softback |
| Country of Manufacture: | GB |
| Series: | Canons |
| Title: | The Pattern in the Carpet |
| Subtitle: | A Personal History with Jigsaws |
| Authors: | Author: Margaret Drabble |
| Page Count: | 384 |
| Subjects: | Memoirs, Memoirs, Social and cultural history, Puzzles and quizzes, Indoor games, Social & cultural history, Puzzles & quizzes, Indoor games |
| Description: | Select Guide Rating 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 In The Pattern in the Carpet the award-winning and beloved writer Margaret Drabble explores her own family story alongside the history of her favourite childhood pastime - the jigsaw. The result is an original and moving personal history about remembrance, growing older, the importance of play and the ways in which we make sense of our past by ornamenting our present. |
| Imprint Name: | Canongate Canons |
| Publisher Name: | Canongate Books |
| Country of Publication: | GB |
| Publishing Date: | 2020-05-07 |