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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 »
ISBN-13: 9780399147500
ISBN-10: 0399147500
Publication Date: 5/7/2001
Pages: 321
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Publisher: Marian Wood Book
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
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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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  • Currently 3/5 Stars.
reviewed Sister Noon on + 273 more book reviews
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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