Ann Patchett

Patron Saint of Liars (eBook, ePUB)

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

In 1992, celebrated novelist Ann Patchett launched her remarkable career with the publication of her debut novel,The Patron Saint of Liars.On this 25th anniversary, read the 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. Elizabeths, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Not soRose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. She plans to give up her child, thinkingshe cannot be the mother it needs. But whenCecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. Elizabethsextended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls. Roses past wont be kept away, though, even by St. Elizabeths;she cannot remain untouched by what she has left behind, even as she cannot change who she has become in the leaving.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: HMH Books
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 19. April 2011
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780547548401
• Artikelnr.: 52483865

Autorenporträt

Ann Patchett is originally from Los Angeles and is a graduate of Sarah Lawrence College. She is the author of eight novels, The Patron Saint of Liars, Taft, The Magician's Assistant, Bel Canto, Run, State of Wonder, Commonwealth and The Dutch House. She lives in Nashville.

Rezensionen

"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
"A remarkable novel. . . . Ann Patchett is unique: a generous, fearless, and startlingly wise young writer." - New York Times
"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 remarkable novel. . . . Ann Patchett is unique." - New York Times