Liars and Saints : A Novel (Hardcover)

from mbergman

A Catholic family, over 4 generations, lives with the consequences of either telling all the truth or keeping secrets from family loved ones. We also see how each generation deals with the Catholic devotion of the first generation.

from bolgai

It can be difficult to create character voices that are easy to distinguish, and most authors limit themselves to two, maybe three points of view per book for that exact reason. Maile Meloy went all in with her debut novel: she has seven. Moreover, these seven characters grow and change as the st...

from freddlerabbit

I bought Liars and Saints on vacation, on the recommendation of Powell's staff, and I initially wasn't expecting very much. Usually, for starters, I like books that have more pages - I like o get very deeply into a book. And, I have an unfortunate trust problem with new authors - I am nervous abo...

from bethanydhart

Meloy relies heavily on succinct elegance for this episodic novel, and rightly so. Though I found myself a bit detached from this particular family (the transition away from short stories seemed tentative, helping create mass underdevelopment) there is great promise for her future work.

from mhgatti

I ripped through this 260-page book in a little over a day. Liars centers on several generations of a family, this one being a Canadian-American family. While the story touches on ancestry in Canada, it mainly stays California-based. The story deals with the life of a deeply catholic couple that ...