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title: "The Pattern In The Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws – An Intimate Memoir of Depression, Relief, Art, Writing, and Aging"
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reviews_count: 8
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# The Pattern In The Carpet: A Personal History with Jigsaws – An Intimate Memoir of Depression, Relief, Art, Writing, and Aging

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Review: Margaret Drabble's fascinating memoir (with jigsaws) - For someone who likes doing jigsaws this is a must read. It brought together so many topics of interest to me personally that it was a book I couldn't put down. As well as giving historical information about the origin of jigsaws, she tells us some of her personal history. She quotes from and analyses several other books that I have read or meant to read, such as "Life: a user's manual" by Georges Perec. Drabble includes a wealth of whimsical and exotic trivia in her beautifully written memoir.
Review: Especially if you like jigsaw puzzles, this is a great book for you. - Margaret Drabble is not always easy reading. She explores the development and use of jigsaw puzzles in her own life and across time as well as many other ideas. For example, what should we do with our spare time, how do generations share spare time, the history of children's play plus how do they learn to play, why is play important for children, what sorts of things anchor us in life, etc, etc. I find it better to take it easy with her books, do not read for long periods of time. Shorter periods are less likely to bore you and more likely to encourage you to think about the many points she is discussing..

## Technical Specifications

| Specification | Value |
|---------------|-------|
| Best Sellers Rank | #655,411 in Books ( See Top 100 in Books ) #1,822 in Popular Culture in Social Sciences #3,452 in Puzzles (Books) #5,485 in Women's Biographies |
| Customer Reviews | 3.8 out of 5 stars 83 Reviews |

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Margaret Drabble's fascinating memoir (with jigsaws)
*by M***L on October 12, 2009*

For someone who likes doing jigsaws this is a must read. It brought together so many topics of interest to me personally that it was a book I couldn't put down. As well as giving historical information about the origin of jigsaws, she tells us some of her personal history. She quotes from and analyses several other books that I have read or meant to read, such as "Life: a user's manual" by Georges Perec. Drabble includes a wealth of whimsical and exotic trivia in her beautifully written memoir.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ Especially if you like jigsaw puzzles, this is a great book for you.
*by P***N on May 14, 2017*

Margaret Drabble is not always easy reading. She explores the development and use of jigsaw puzzles in her own life and across time as well as many other ideas. For example, what should we do with our spare time, how do generations share spare time, the history of children's play plus how do they learn to play, why is play important for children, what sorts of things anchor us in life, etc, etc. I find it better to take it easy with her books, do not read for long periods of time. Shorter periods are less likely to bore you and more likely to encourage you to think about the many points she is discussing..

### ⭐⭐⭐ Three Stars
*by H***H on July 5, 2015*

More memoir in general than memoir with puzzle references.

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