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The Patron Saint of Liars

Written by: Ann Patchett
Narrated by: Julia Gibson
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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.

©1992 Ann Patchett (P)2007 HarperCollins Publishers Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Women's Fiction Pregnancy

What the critics say

"Thoughtful....a complex character study." (Library Journal)

"In an assured, warm, and graceful style, a moving novel that touches on the healing powers of chance sanctuaries of love and fancy in the acrid realities of living." (Kirkus Reviews)
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One of those novels you didn’t want to end.
However I did not like the musical interludes between chapters. It seemed not to serve any purpose.

Wonderful narrator!

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This, her first book, held a promise of great books to come - some of which I read before this one.

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