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Faint Praise

a Jane Lawless mystery

  • 1995 first published
  • 293 pages
  • 3 editions

Ellen Hart's Faint Praise (1995) is a sapphic fiction novel. The story is set in Minneapolis, Minn. and Minnesota. Readers will find themes of women detectives, restaurateurs, lesbians and jane Lawless.

It has been published in 3 editions.

At about 293 pages, most readers finish it in 5–6 hours.

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Themes, setting & tropes

Genres

Setting

Subjects

  • Women detectives
  • Restaurateurs
  • Restaurateurs in fiction
  • Lesbians in fiction
  • Lesbians
  • Cookery in fiction
  • Women detectives in fiction
  • Jane Lawless
  • Cookery
  • Restaurants in fiction
  • Restaurants
  • Mystery fiction
  • Cooking
  • Lesbian lgbtq+
  • Lawless, jane
  • Minneapolis, Minn.

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Quick answers

Who wrote Faint Praise?

Faint Praise was written by Ellen Hart and first published in 1995.

What genre is Faint Praise?

It is usually shelved as Lesbian & Sapphic Fiction.

How long is Faint Praise?

The median edition has 293 pages, about 5–6 hours of reading at 250 words per minute.

What books are similar to Faint Praise?

Readers who like it often enjoy My Lesbian Husband, Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe and Keeping You a Secret.

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