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Ann Patchett's 'Truth And Beauty: A Friendship'
Angel Hardy
Mrs. Vermillion
AP Lang & Comp
16 February 2017
Truth and Beauty: A Summary Truth and Beauty: A Friendship is a memoir written by Ann Patchett depicting the friendship between herself and writer Lucy Grealy.
The book begins with both Ann Patchett and Lucy Grealy as high school students. Lucy is introduced as a very shy and antisocial person. As a child Lucy had been diagnosed with bone cancer in her jaw that resulted in disfiguration of her face. This caused her to not only be isolated from her classmates but also stand out. Ann had tried to reach out to Lucy many times, but nothing ever happened. It was as if Lucy enjoyed being alone
The memoir then skips on to after Lucy and Ann graduate from college. They had attended the same
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