The Patron Saint of Liars by Ann Patchett
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
This was a great book. It was fiction, but it had elements of psychological intrigue and pulls the reader through the story as you can't tell where the story is going -- but in a good way.
The characters were very real and the main character was not easily understood. I love stories that have the church or Catholicism as a backdrop and this one was not necessarily a Catholic story, but for anyone who grew up around nuns, it was one that had a nostalgia to it that was endearing.
The characters were not only real, but they had a bit of tragedy to them and this had a haunting effect throughout the read. It is a book that I won't forget.
Highly recommend.