Lila
by Marilynne Robinson | Literature & Fiction | This book has not been rated.
ISBN: Global Overview for this book
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Registered by Tarya of Tammela, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on 4/4/2017
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Journal Entry 1 by Tarya from Tammela, Kanta-Häme / Egentliga Tavastland Finland on Tuesday, April 4, 2017
Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder.
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. She becomes the wife of a minister, 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. 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. But despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life is laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to harmonize the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband that paradoxically judges those she loves.
Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Marilynne 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.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2014
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. She becomes the wife of a minister, 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. 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. But despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life is laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to harmonize the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband that paradoxically judges those she loves.
Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Marilynne 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.
Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2014
I love this book, I'll leave it on the book buffet.
Found on the Convention book table. Several of my favorite book bloggers recommend this author. But I'll probably have to read Gilead first.
Hard and happy at the same time, very touching read
Hard and happy at the same time, very touching read
Journal Entry 5 by Poodlesister at Walthamstow, Greater London United Kingdom on Monday, June 19, 2023
Hoping to send this wishlist book to kiwiinengland with her NSS if I can fit it in my post-Convention luggage. Given to me by coco7
Journal Entry 6 by Poodlesister at Premier Inn Central in Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom on Monday, June 19, 2023
Released 10 mos ago (6/19/2023 UTC) at Premier Inn Central in Falkirk, Scotland United Kingdom
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