Teresa of Ávila possibly due to her mystical visions. The Spanish nuns who established Carmel in France brought this devotion with them, and it became widespread in France. Indeed, one of Teresa's most famous disciples, Saint Thérèse of Lisieux, a French Carmelite, herself named for Teresa, took as her religious name Sister Thérèse of the Child Jesus and the Holy Face. In the 1620s, Spain debated who should be the country's patron saint; the choices were either the current patron, Saint James Matamoros, or a pairing of him and the newly canonised Saint Teresa of Ávila. Teresa's promoters said Spain faced newer challenges,
The Patron Saint of Liars (novel) heart, nothing will keep Sissy from rekindling the friendship and love she had for her mother. Many reviews have praised Patchett for her first novel. Annabel Davis-Goff, for "Entertainment Weekly", wrote, "...this is a wonderful novel. Patchett writes with a simplicity of style and clarity of voice that make one eager for her next book." Gerald Costello, for U.S. Catholic, wrote, "One often hears of talented new writers that they show great promise... For Ann Patchett, the promise has already been fulfilled; with "The Patron Saint of Liars", she has arrived." Alice McDermott, of the "New York Times Book Review,"