Publication

2001 - Thorndike Press, Waterville, Me, Maine

Language

English

Word Count

102,000 words, Guess

Page Count

408 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100786235497
  • ISBN-139780786235490
  • Goodreads4471836
  • Library of Congress Control Number2001041491
  • OCLC Control Number47216489
and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780786235490
  • Open LibraryOL3949860M

Classifications

  • DDC813/.54
  • LCCPS3556.O844 S57 2001b
  • LCCPS3556.O844S57 2001b

Description

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, but mysterious Mary Ellen, an outcast among the women of the elite because of her notorious past and her involvement in voodoo, who will eventually hold the key to unlocking Lizzie's rebellious nature. Loosely based in historical fact, Sister Noon is a wryly funny, playfully mysterious, and totally subversive novel from this "fine writer" whose "language dazzles" (San Francisco Chronicle).

Subjects

Genres

  • Fiction

Other Editions

  • Sister noonThorndike Press2001-01-01

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