Sarah Canary

Earlier this month I guess I really enjoyed Karen Joy Fowler's book enough to see what else she has written, and now that I am finished reading her first published book, Sarah Canary, I will continue to read her books.

Fowler's style is hard to pinpoint - realistic fiction, historical fiction, a little magical realism (not much, but some), mystery and more all blended together. When the world's ugliest woman wanders into a camp of Chinese railroad workers in the 1870s Washington Territories, the workers are not sure what to make of her (she doesn't speak any known language, just funny noises), but they can't just let her go.

I found this review particularly good, and I think I will choose it for a book club at some point since I think it would offer up a great discussion.