Ann Patchett finds bits of Catholicism and America appalling: ‘But I am those things’

Ann Patchett says she was closer to her Catholic faith when she was in her mid 30s and writing <em>Bel Canto</em>.

Ann Patchett is owning her shortcomings. On Wild Card this week, she opens up about religion and the place that shaped her as much as any person did.

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Ann Patchett is owning her shortcomings. On Wild Card this week, she opens up about religion and the place that shaped her as much as any person did.