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Private Altars
Private Altars
Author: Katherine Mosby
In this "stunningly lyrical" (Time) novel, Katherine Mosby weaves a haunting story of a woman trapped in the wrong place and time. "She's not crazy, she's just educated," is how she is described. Abandoned by her husband, the outspoken Vienna Daniels is forced to make a life for herself and her children in a small West Virginia town that ...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780679428961
ISBN-10: 0679428968
Publication Date: 1/3/1995
Pages: 322
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3.5 stars, based on 1 rating
Publisher: Random House
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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A fascinating book. Details on characters are finely drawn; an intricate look into the old south of the 1930's, and the people who lived in it.
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In this "stunningly lyrical" (Time) novel, Katherine Mosby weaves a haunting story of a woman trapped in the wrong place and time. "She's not crazy, she's just educated," is how she is described. Abandoned by her husband, the outspoken Vienna Daniels is forced to make a life for herself and her children in a small West Virginia town that neither understands nor accepts her...

"A beautiful first novel."-- Larry McMurtry

"Poetic...absorbing...impressive."-- The New Yorker

"What a pleasure it was to read this novel."-- Paul Bowles

"A profound sense of beauty...hilarious dialogue and exquisitely nuanced psychology, laughter, and tears."-- Booklist
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haunting and wonderful story


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