Award-winning author Ann Patchett’s newest book, What now?, is based upon the commencement address she gave at her alma mater, Sarah Lawrence College. Patchett initially wrote the typical serious and sleep-inducing commencement address. She was quite pleased with it, too. Luckily for the graduating seniors and her readers, she took her mentor’s advice and started over. The address she actually gave is a keeper. It is full of humor and wisdom gleaned from her journey from student to bestselling author. Whether you are a graduating senior or a reader much further along their life journey, Patchett’s book offers a joyful nudge to embrace the unexpected, to listen to those who come into your life, and to realize that change will be a constant. “What now?”—two little words that will open up a lifetime of possibilities.
~ Rosemary
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