{"product_id":"the-patch-by-john-mcphee-9781925773170","title":"The Patch","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eJohn McPhee’s \u003ci\u003eThe Patch\u003c\/i\u003e is just that: patches of work across a writer’s lifetime that come together to form a quilt of essays, reflections, and reminiscences.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRanging across a variety of genres and styles, subjects and moods, his patches are collected from writings that have not previously appeared in any book.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection is divided into Part I ‘The Sporting Scene’ and Part II ‘An Album Quilt’. It includes vignettes of his childhood hunting golf balls in the woods, the career and choices of a famous lacrosse coach, Joan Baez’s journey into a musical career, his daughter’s response to a high-school vocabulary test, and his travels across the United States.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eJohn McPhee’s singular style keeps each patch fitting comfortably with the next; each text falls seamlessly within the rhyme and rhythm of a larger work. Fit to be consumed all at once, or savoured piecemeal, \u003ci\u003eThe Patch\u003c\/i\u003e gives a full taste of his impeccable power over language.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Penguin Random House NZ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46489585975532,"sku":"9781925773170","price":34.0,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/18057033482873.jpg?v=1748376946","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.pro\/products\/the-patch-by-john-mcphee-9781925773170","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}