| Sister Noon Contributor(s): Fowler, Karen Joy (Author) |
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ISBN: 0452283280 ISBN-13: 9780452283282 Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons OUR PRICE: $14.40 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2002 Annotation: Loosely based in historical fact, "Sister Noon" is a funny, mysterious and totally subversive novel that skewers the San Francisco elite. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Historical - General - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Women |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Physical Information: 0.79" H x 5.38" W x 8.02" (0.63 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - California |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Loosely based in historical fact, Sister Noon is a wryly funny, playfully mysterious, and totally subversive novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jane Austen Book Club. Lizzie Hayes, a member of the San Francisco elite, is a seemingly docile, middle-aged spinster praised for her volunteer work with the Ladies Relief and Protection Society Home, or The Brown Ark. All she needs is the spark that will liberate her from the ruling conventions. When the wealthy and well-connected, but ill-reputed Mary Ellen Pleasant shows up at the Brown Ark, Lizzie is drawn to her. It is the beautiful, but mysterious Mary Ellen, an outcast among the women of the elite because of her notorious past and her involvement in voodoo, who will eventually hold the key to unlocking Lizzie's rebellious nature. |