Marilynne Robinson 3 Books Collection Set Gilead, Home, Lila Paperback NEW

Name: Marilynne Robinson 3 Books Collection Set Gilead, Home, Lila Paperback NEW
Brand: Marilynne Robinson

Marilynne Robinson

Description. Condition: BRAND NEW. Format: Paperback. Titls in This Set:. Gilead. Home. Lila. Gilead:. In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, a kind of last testament to his remarkable forebears.'It is a book of such meditative calm, such spiritual intensity that is seems miraculous that her silence was only for 23 years; such measure of wisdom is the fruit of a lifetime. Robinson's prose, aligned with the sublime simplicity of the language of the bible, is nothing short of a benediction.. Home:. Jack Boughton - prodigal son - has been gone twenty years. He returns home seeking refuge and to make peace with the past. A bad boy from childhood, an alcoholic who cannot hold down a job, Jack is perpetually at odds with his surroundings and with his traditionalist father, though he remains Boughton's most beloved child. His sister Glory has also returned, fleeing her own mistakes, to care for their dying father. A moving book about familie...