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Maile Meloy - Liars and Saints - 9780719566455 - KEX0200809
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Liars and Saints

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Description for Liars and Saints Paperback. Shortlisted for the Orange Prize - this wonderful debut novel about family secrets is a perfect book for the summer Num Pages: 272 pages, n/a. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 130 x 17. Weight in Grams: 190. Clean copy

Shortlisted for the Orange Prize for Fiction

'Wise, witty, and beautifully written, Liars and Saints is that rare and wondrous thing: a literary novel you don't want to put down' Helen Fielding


Liars and Saints is an utterly compelling portrait of a family, the twists and turns of their lives unravelled with sensitivity and understanding. By turns laugh aloud funny and unbearably moving, this is a story that lasts beyond its final pages.

Set in California, the narrative follows four generations of the Santerre family from World War II to the present, as they navigate a succession ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Murray
Condition
Used, Good
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780719566455
SKU
KEX0200809
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1

About Maile Meloy
Maile Meloy lives in California. On publication in the US, Liars and Saints drew acclaim from readers and reviewers across the country. This is Maile Meloy's first novel. Her second novel, A FAMILY DAUGHTER, was published in February 2006, and her collection of short stories, HALF IN LOVE, in March 2005, both by John Murray.

Reviews for Liars and Saints
This remarkably assured debut novel ... succeeds in being both intimate in feel and broad in outlook ... moving, compassionate and amusing
Daily Mail
Meloy has written an exquisite novel about the power of secrets
and the redemption found in religion and love
Glamour
A tale worthy of the Greeks ... While there is plenty ... Read more

Goodreads reviews for Liars and Saints


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