Steve Thayer
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The Leper
*Starred Review* Steve Thayer's new novel The
Leper is the story of a Minnesota schoolteacher who contracts
leprosy and is exiled to a colony so miserable its existence is
only rumored. His desperate escapes from this hellhole become
murderous as he tries to return to a place and time, and a woman,
that he loves. Finally, banished to the island of Molokai, he
becomes a leprosy settlement sheriff-and a living legend.
Who wants to read a novel about a leper? Anyone who wants to be
enlightened, educated and entertained by bestseller Thayer's (The
Weatherman) unusual but awe-inspiring hero
This book
deserves a wide readership. ~Publishers Weekly (starred review)
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