num_pages: 336
description: Loosely based in historical fact,  Sister Noon  is a wryly funny, playfully mysterious, and totally subversive novel from the  New York Times  bestselling author of  The Jane Austen Book Club .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.
language: English
title: Sister Noon
titlecomplete: Sister Noon
genres: Historical, Fantasy, 21st Century, Novels, Historical Fiction, Contemporary, Literary Fiction, Fiction, Science Fiction, Womens
ratings_count: 1150
places: San Francisco, California
awards: awardedAt: 1009872000000
name: PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction
publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons