The Patron Saint of Liars

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The Patron Saint of Liars is Ann Patchett’s debut novel, a character-driven literary work about a pregnant woman who flees her husband to take refuge in a home for unwed mothers in rural Kentucky.

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instanceOf novel
television film
author Ann Patchett
basedOn The Patron Saint of Liars
countryOfOrigin United States
genre domestic fiction
literary fiction
hasAdaptation The Patron Saint of Liars (1998 film)
hasCharacter Sissy
Son
isbn 9780395637541
language English
literaryForm prose
mainCharacter Rose Clinton
medium print
narrativeStyle character-driven
originalNetwork CBS
pageCount ~400
publicationYear 1992
publisher Houghton Mifflin
settingLocation Kentucky
St. Elizabeth’s home for unwed mothers
settingType rural area
theme abandonment
identity
marriage
motherhood
secrets
timePeriodOfSetting 1960s
1970s

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Ann Patchett notableWork The Patron Saint of Liars
The Patron Saint of Liars hasAdaptation The Patron Saint of Liars (1998 film)
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The Patron Saint of Liars (1998 film) basedOn The Patron Saint of Liars
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