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Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0544146247
ISBN-13
9780544146242
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168420459
Product Key Features
Book Title
Patrón Saint of Ugly
Number of Pages
352 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2014
Topic
Contemporary Women, Literary, Christian / General, Romance / Fantasy
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Yes
Genre
Fiction
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Trade Paperback
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1 in
Item Weight
11.6 Oz
Item Length
8.2 in
Item Width
5.5 in
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Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
"Wildly imaginative." -Entertainment Weekly "I have read 2014's Best Novel and it is The Patron Saint of Ugly . Created, crafted and chronicled by the magnificent Marie Manilla, this written work of art will capture your mind, tug your heart-strings and enrich your very essence." - Buried Under Books " The Patron Saint of Ugly draws us deep into a world of everyday miracles, where grandmothers can transform themselves into nereids and granddaughters can heal the wounds of their family's tangled past. This book is a divinely feminist celebration of the sacred synergy that exists between women." - Feminism + Religion "Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality." - Booklist "A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others." - Kirkus "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." - Publishers Weekly "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." -Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." -Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic - it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." -Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf , " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic -- it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." --Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf, "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish, "Garnet Ferrari of Sweetwater, West Virginia, is known for three things: her flaming red hair, a body covered in port-wine birthmarks resembling a world map, and her occasional ability to perform miracles. Garnet's sharp tongue and ability to defend herself from the taunts of both strangers and family members have always worked well. But now she is unable to fend off the hordes of pilgrims who have descended upon her hilltop home begging for her miraculous cures. Her reputation has also brought Father Archibald Gormley, a representative of the Vatican sent to determine whether "Saint Garnet," as she is known locally, is truly deserving of her name. The Patron Saint of Ugly is a narrative of Garnet's life as told to Father Gormley so that he may judge her worthiness. Manilla, whose first novel, Shrapnel (2011), won the Fred Bonnie Award for Best First Novel, has created a complex, endearing character, whose story will absorb readers from beginning to end. Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality."--Booklist "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." - Publishers Weekly "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." -Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." -Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic - it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." -Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf , "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish, "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." -Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." -Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic - it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." -Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf, "Wildly imaginative." --Entertainment Weekly "I have read 2014's Best Novel and it is The Patron Saint of Ugly . Created, crafted and chronicled by the magnificent Marie Manilla, this written work of art will capture your mind, tug your heart-strings and enrich your very essence." -- Buried Under Books " The Patron Saint of Ugly draws us deep into a world of everyday miracles, where grandmothers can transform themselves into nereids and granddaughters can heal the wounds of their family's tangled past. This book is a divinely feminist celebration of the sacred synergy that exists between women." -- Feminism + Religion "Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality." -- Booklist "A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others." -- Kirkus "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." -- Publishers Weekly "A rich and complex novel...[that] lures the reader into a world where magic and serendipitous fortune hold hands with sadness, guilt, and family tragedy...There is not a scene rendered that is pale or slim on visual imagery. Each place and talisman is depicted with a vivid sense of color and emotion."--Michaela Hansen, Front Porch Journal "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." --Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic -- it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." --Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf, " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." -Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic - it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." -Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf, "Wildly imaginative." --Entertainment Weekly "I have read 2014's Best Novel and it is The Patron Saint of Ugly . Created, crafted and chronicled by the magnificent Marie Manilla, this written work of art will capture your mind, tug your heart-strings and enrich your very essence." -- Buried Under Books " The Patron Saint of Ugly draws us deep into a world of everyday miracles, where grandmothers can transform themselves into nereids and granddaughters can heal the wounds of their family's tangled past. This book is a divinely feminist celebration of the sacred synergy that exists between women." -- Feminism + Religion "Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality." -- Booklist "A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others." -- Kirkus "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." -- Publishers Weekly "A rich and complex novel...[that] lures the reader into a world where magic and serendipitous fortune hold hands with sadness, guilt, and family tragedy...There is not a scene rendered that is pale or slim on visual imagery. Each place and talisman is depicted with a vivid sense of color and emotion."--Michaela Hansen, Front Porch Journal "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." --Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic -- it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." --Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf, "Wildly imaginative." --Entertainment Weekly "I have read 2014's Best Novel and it is The Patron Saint of Ugly. Created, crafted and chronicled by the magnificent Marie Manilla, this written work of art will capture your mind, tug your heart-strings and enrich your very essence." --Buried Under Books "The Patron Saint of Ugly draws us deep into a world of everyday miracles, where grandmothers can transform themselves into nereids and granddaughters can heal the wounds of their family's tangled past. This book is a divinely feminist celebration of the sacred synergy that exists between women." --Feminism + Religion "Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality." --Booklist "A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others." --Kirkus "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." --Publishers Weekly "A rich and complex novel...[that] lures the reader into a world where magic and serendipitous fortune hold hands with sadness, guilt, and family tragedy...There is not a scene rendered that is pale or slim on visual imagery. Each place and talisman is depicted with a vivid sense of color and emotion."--Michaela Hansen, Front Porch Journal "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." --Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama "The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly, Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish "The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic -- it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." --Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf, "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." e"Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish, "Wildly imaginative." --Entertainment Weekly "I have read 2014's Best Novel and it is The Patron Saint of Ugly . Created, crafted and chronicled by the magnificent Marie Manilla, this written work of art will capture your mind, tug your heart-strings and enrich your very essence." -- Buried Under Books " The Patron Saint of Ugly draws us deep into a world of everyday miracles, where grandmothers can transform themselves into nereids and granddaughters can heal the wounds of their family's tangled past. This book is a divinely feminist celebration of the sacred synergy that exists between women." -- Feminism + Religion "Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality." -- Booklist "A cleareyed, touching fable of a girl learning the hard truths about herself and others." -- Kirkus "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." -- Publishers Weekly "A rich and complex novel...[that] lures the reader into a world where magic and serendipitous fortune hold hands with sadness, guilt, and family tragedy...There is not a scene rendered that is pale or slim on visual imagery. Each place and talisman is depicted with a vivid sense of color and emotion."--Michaela Hansen, Front Porch Journal "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." --Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." --Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." --Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic -- it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." --Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf , "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." -Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." -Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic - it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." -Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. Garnet Ferrari, of Sweetwater, W.Va., has flaming red hair and birthmarks over her entire body that create a map of the world. Intelligent and sharp-tongued, she is the product of an Italian Catholic father and a lapsed-Episcopalian mother. Garnet finds solace in her maternal grandfather's collection of globes and her maternal grandmother's deeply rooted beliefs-a mixture of paganism and Catholicism. After Garnet seemingly manifests magical abilities of healing, the people of Sweetwater and beyond come to believe that she is a saint. The Vatican sends out an investigator to verify Garnet's supposed powers, which she herself doubts. It takes a while to warm up to the structure of the book, presented as a transcript of the investigator's interview with Garnet, with occasional interruptions from her Italian grandmother and her Aunt Betty, but it's worth it. Garnet digs through the tangled past of both bloodlines, looking for answers and learning to move toward people rather than shut them out. How she manages to do that results in a lovely, hopeful tale." --Publishers Weekly, "Garnet Ferrari of Sweetwater, West Virginia, is known for three things: her flaming red hair, a body covered in port-wine birthmarks resembling a world map, and her occasional ability to perform miracles. Garnet's sharp tongue and ability to defend herself from the taunts of both strangers and family members have always worked well. But now she is unable to fend off the hordes of pilgrims who have descended upon her hilltop home begging for her miraculous cures. Her reputation has also brought Father Archibald Gormley, a representative of the Vatican sent to determine whether "Saint Garnet," as she is known locally, is truly deserving of her name. The Patron Saint of Ugly is a narrative of Garnet's life as told to Father Gormley so that he may judge her worthiness. Manilla, whose first novel, Shrapnel (2011), won the Fred Bonnie Award for Best First Novel, has created a complex, endearing character, whose story will absorb readers from beginning to end. Beautifully written, filled with detailed prose meant to be savored, Manilla's latest is a captivating reminder of the blurred line between myth and reality." -Booklist "Manilla's second novel is clever, funny, heartbreaking, and heartwarming, all at once. . . A lovely, hopeful tale." - Publishers Weekly "Marie Manilla's novel is a boisterous dazzler, thick with humor and steeped in a rich mythology. The Patron Saint of Ugly packs a hard emotional punch without ever losing its charm or its hopeful heart." -Joshilyn Jackson, bestselling author of Someone Else's Love Story and Gods in Alabama " The Patron Saint of Ugly is a vastly entertaining story of a reluctant saint, her indelible nonna, and their family's long history of love, trickery and transcendence. I can't imagine any reader not enjoying Manilla's sparkling tale, or the girl who tells it." -Whitney Otto, author of How to Make an American Quilt "With The Patron Saint of Ugly , Marie Manilla has written more than a novel: she's written what we used to call a tale. It's all here, folks, the whole world. How does Manilla write about God and history and love and loss and make it all so miraculously readable? How does she make this book so much fun, even as it breaks your heart? Beats me, but she did it. Plus which, anyone who can mention Buddy Holly and Pius XII in the same sentence is my hero." -Daniel Wallace, author of Big Fish " The Patron Saint of Ugly is steeped in magic - it will make you laugh, fill you with wonder and break your heart all at once. A rich and energetic tale of love, family, and the hazy lines between reality and myth." -Zoe Ferraris, author of Finding Nouf
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Synopsis
Born in Sweetwater, West Virginia, with a mop of flaming red hair and a map of the world rendered in port-wine stains on every surface of her body, Garnet Ferrari is used to being an outcast. With her sharp tongue, she has always known how to defend herself against bullies and aggressors, but she finds she is less adept at fending off the pilgrims who have set up a veritable tent city outside her hilltop home, convinced that she is Saint Garnet, healer of skin ailments and maker of miracles. Her grandmother, the indelible Nonna Diamante, believes that Garnet's mystical gift can be traced back to the family's origins in the Nebrodi Mountains of Sicily, and now the Vatican has sent an emissary to Sweetwater to investigate. Garnet, wanting nothing more than to debunk this "gift" and send these desperate souls packing, reaches back into her family's tangled past and unspools for the Church a tale of love triangles on the shores of the Messina Strait; a sad, beautiful maiden's gilded-cage childhood in blueblood Virginia; and the angelic, doomed boy Garnet could not protect. Saint or not, Garnet learns that the line between reality and myth is always blurred, and that the aspects of ourselves we are most ashamed of can prove to be the source of our greatest strength, and even our salvation., With its irresistible and irreverent blend of Southern Gothic and Sicilian "malocchio," a lush, exuberant tale of a reluctant saint, her unforgettable family, and the myriad difficulties (some real, some imagined) we all face when it comes to loving and being loved.
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PS3613.A5456P38 2014
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