Sister Noon

Karen Joy Fowler

first published 2001 G.P. Putnam's Sons, 2001 321 pages

Thorndike Press large print women's fiction series

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...

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Sister Noon edition · 2002 · Plume · 321 pages · 9780452283282
Sister Noon edition · 2001 · G.P. Putnam's Sons · 321 pages
Sister noon edition · 2001 · Thorndike Press · 408 pages

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