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Sister Noon
Sister Noon
Author: Karen Joy Fowler
Set in San Francisco in the Gilded Age, Sister Noon is a period mystery that showcases the wickedly wry and deliciously subversive talents readers expect of Karen Joy Fowler. — "An astonishing narrative voice, at once lyric and ironic, satiric and nostalgic. Fowler can tell stories that engage and enchant." — -San Francisco Chronicle — By dint of b...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780399147500
ISBN-10: 0399147500
Publication Date: 5/7/2001
Pages: 321
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3 stars, based on 7 ratings
Publisher: Marian Wood Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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This book was an interesting historical fiction set in late 19th century San Francisco. Appearances, both real and imagined, are important as well as maintaining one's reputation. I liked how Lizzie gradually broke away from convention to find her own path without relying on the opinions of others.
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