Patch Work: Winner of the 2021 Pen Ackerley Prize

by Claire Wilcox

Book Overview

WINNER OF THE 2021 PEN ACKERLEY PRIZE

"As skillful and oblique in its structure as the precious gowns she describes." -Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, "Best Books of the Year"

An expert and intimate exploration of a life in clothes: their memories and stories, enchantments and spells.

A linen sheet, smooth with age. A box of buttons, mother-of-pearl and plastic, metal and glass, rattling and untethered...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1526614413
• ISBN13: 9781526614414
• Release Date: February 2022
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.54 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.0" x 7.7"

Customer Reviews

Need a sense of relaxation, read this book.

Patch work is more than I expected. The author has a wonderful sense of humor and it shows in her method of writing. I would recommend this book to most readers.