The Patron Saint of Liars
- Authors: Ann Patchett
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- Type: Novel
- Genres: General Fiction
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- Rating: 4.2 based on 18,231 reviews
- Release Date: May 1, 1992
- Print length: 336 pages (Hardcover)
About the book
St. Elizabeth's is a home for unwed mothers in the 1960s. Life there is not unpleasant, and for most, it is temporary. Not so for Rose, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed. She plans to give up her baby because she knows she cannot be the mother it needs. But St. Elizabeth's is near a healing spring, and when Rose's time draws near, she cannot go through with her plans, not all of them. And she cannot remain forever untouched by what she has left behind... and who she has become in the leaving.
Praise for The Patron Saint of Liars
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.
A wonderful novel. A
A delight.
A remarkable novel... . Ann Patchett is unique: a generous, fearless, and startlingly wise young writer.
The Patron Saint of Liars is a remarkable novel... Ann Patchett is unique: a generous, fearless, and startlingly wise young writer.
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