Maile Meloy
6 SeriesMaile Meloy, an American author, specializes in fantasy, adventure, and literary fiction. Her short stories have appeared in The New Yorker and The Paris Review. She has received the Rosenthal Foundation Award, the John C. Zacharis Award for her collection Half in Love, the Aga Khan Prize for Fiction, and a Guggenheim Fellowship. Originally from Montana, she now lives in California.
Liars and Saints by Maile Meloy chronicles four generations of the Catholic Santerre family in California, spanning from World War II to the present. The family is bound by a legacy of deceit fueled by jealousy and propriety. Tragedy disrupts their fragile domestic harmony, challenging them to mend their broken bonds. Through remarkable courage and compassion, they strive to reunite and heal.
