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She has also published six volumes of essays. . When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves.
Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead and Home, a National Book Award finalist, Lila is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence that is destined to become an American classic.
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.She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the life that preceded her newfound security.
Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. Her questioning books express wonder: they are enlightening, in the best sense, passionately contesting our facile, recycled understanding of ourselves and of our world'
Sarah Churchwell, Guardian
'Lila is the work of an exceptional novelist at the peak of her capacity'
Rowan Williams, New Statesman
'A sumptuous, graceful, and ultimately life-affirming novel'
James Kidd, Independent on Sunday
'Great and luminous beauty .
'Robinson is frequently named as one of America's most significant writers ... . Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love. She becomes the wife of a minister and widower, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the days of suffering that preceded her newfound security.
Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood of itinerant work.
In 2012 she was awarded the National Humanities Medal by President Obama and in 2016 she was given The Library of Congress Prize for American Fiction and was one of Time magazine's list of 100 most influential people.
'Robinson is frequently named as one of America's most significant writers ... a book that leaves the reader feeling what can only be called exaltation'
Neel Mukherjee, Independent
About the Author
Marilynne Robinson is the author of Gilead, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Home, winner of the Orange Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award; and Jack, a New York Times bestseller.
The novel is powerful and deeply affecting . When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to harmonize the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves.
Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Marilynne Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead and Orange Prize-winning Home, Lila is an unforgettable story about a girl who lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe and wonder.
WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church - the only available shelter from the rain - and ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life.
Robinson's non-fiction books include The Givenness of Things, When I Was a Child I Read Books, Absence of Mind, The Death of Adam, and Mother Country. .
Together they crafted a life on the run, living hand-to-mouth with nothing but a lucky knife to protect them. Together they crafted a life on the run, living hand to mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond and a ragged blade to protect them. . . .