Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler

Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler

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Set in the Old West in 1873, this is the strange, magical tale of Sarah Canary and the ragtag band of misfits and lovers she trails in her wake.

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Sarah Canary by Karen Joy Fowler

Set in the Old West, this is the strange, magical tale of Sarah Canary and the ragtag band of misfits and lovers she trails in her wake When black cloaked Sarah Canary wanders into a railway camp in the Washington territories in 1873, Chin Ah Kin is ordered by his uncle to escort 'the ugliest woman he could imagine' away. Far away. But Chin soon becomes the follower. In the first of many such instances, they are separated, both resurfacing some days later at an insane asylum. Chin has run afoul of the law and Sarah has been committed for observation. Their escape from the asylum in the company of another inmate sets into motion a series of adventures and misadventures that are at once hilarious, deeply moving, and downright terrifying.
Karen Joy Fowler is the author of four earlier novels and two short story collections. Her debut novel, Sarah Canary, was a New York Times Notable Book, as was her second novel, The Sweetheart Season. Fowler's short story collection Black Glass won the World Fantasy Award in 1999. Fowler and her husband, who have two grown children, live in Davis and Santa Cruz, California.
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ISBN 13 9780575131361
ISBN 10 0575131365
Title Sarah Canary
Author Karen Joy Fowler
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Paperback
Publisher Orion Publishing Co
Year published 2012-09-13
Number of pages 320
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.