Patron Saint of Liars : A Novel by Ann Patchett (2023, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherHarperCollins

ISBN-100547520204

ISBN-139780547520209

eBay Product ID (ePID)2377322

Product Key Features

Book TitlePatrón Saint of Liars : a Novel

Number of Pages400 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2023

TopicContemporary Women, Family Life, Romance / New Adult

GenreFiction

AuthorAnn Patchett

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.9 in

Item Weight10.4 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.3 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2012-035010

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ReviewsA New York Times Notable Book "A lovely, evocative tale about a beautiful mother, her abandoned daughter, the love-struck men who are devoted to them both-- and the living saint who watches over them all. Maybe the Patron Saint of Liars really is a sign from God." --Carolyn See "A delight." --Alice McDermott, New York Times " The Patron Saint of Liars is a remarkable novel. . . . Ann Patchett is unique: a generous, fearless, and startlingly wise young writer." -- New York Times Book Review "Beautifully written . . . Ann Patchett has produced a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion." -- Boston Herald "A wonderful novel. A-" -- Entertainment Weekly, A New York Times Notable Book "A lovely, evocative tale about a beautiful mother, her abandoned daughter, the love-struck men who are devoted to them both-- and the living saint who watches over them all. Maybe the Patron Saint of Liars really is a sign from God." --Carolyn See "A delight." --Alice McDermott, New York Times " The Patron Saint of Liars is a remarkable novel. . . . Ann Patchett is unique: a generous, fearless, and startlingly wise young writer." -- New York Times Book Review "Beautifully written . . . Ann Patchett has produced a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion." -- Boston Herald "A wonderful novel. A-" -- Entertainment Weekly, Beautifully written...Patchett has produced a first novel that second-and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion.

Dewey Edition21

Dewey Decimal813/.54

SynopsisAnn Patchett's bestselling first novel about a young pregant mother and a Kentucky home for unwed mothers, In 1992, celebrated novelist Ann Patchett launched her remarkable career with the publication of her debut novel, The Patron Saint of Liars, a best-selling book that is "beautifully written . . . a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion" ( Boston Herald ). St. Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. She plans to give up her child, thinking she cannot be the mother it needs. But when Cecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. Elizabeth's extended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls. Rose's past won't be kept away, though, even by St. Elizabeth's; she cannot remain untouched by what she has left behind, even as she cannot change who she has become in the leaving., A New York Times Notable Book Acclaimed author Ann Patchett's debut novel, hailed as "beautifully written . . . a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion" ( Boston Herald) St. Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. She plans to give up her child, thinking she cannot be the mother it needs. But when Cecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. Elizabeth's extended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls. Rose's past won't be kept away, though, even by St. Elizabeth's; she cannot remain untouched by what she has left behind, even as she cannot change who she has become in the leaving., A New York Times Notable Book Acclaimed author Ann Patchett's debut novel, hailed as "beautifully written . . . a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion" (Boston Herald) St. Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. She plans to give up her child, thinking she cannot be the mother it needs. But when Cecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. Elizabeth's extended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls. Rose's past won't be kept away, though, even by St. Elizabeth's; she cannot remain untouched by what she has left behind, even as she cannot change who she has become in the leaving.