![]() ![]() ![]() Elizabeth s, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. Ann Patchett has produced a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion. ![]() Elizabeth's she cannot remain untouched by what she has left behind, even as she cannot change who she has become in the leaving.įrom the Back Cover BACK PANEL/COVER A New York Times Notable Book Beautifully written. Rose's past won't be kept away, though, even by St. ![]() Elizabeth's extended family of nuns and an ever-changing collection of pregnant teenage girls. But when Cecilia is born, Rose makes a place for herself and her daughter amid St. She plans to give up her child, thinking she cannot be the mother it needs. Not so Rose Clinton, a beautiful, mysterious woman who comes to the home pregnant but not unwed, and stays. Elizabeth's, a home for unwed mothers in Habit, Kentucky, usually harbors its residents for only a little while. a first novel that second- and third-time novelists would envy for its grace, insight, and compassion" ( Boston Herald) About the Book Ann Patchett's bestselling first novel about a young pregant mother and a Kentucky home for unwed mothersĪcclaimed author Ann Patchett's debut novel, hailed as "beautifully written. ![]()
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