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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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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