![]() ![]() ![]() 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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