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Lila
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- ISBN: 9780374187613 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 0374187614 (hardcover)
- ISBN: 9781250784032 (paperback)
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Physical Description:
261 pages ; 22 cm
print - Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2014.
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| Genre: | Domestic fiction. Psychological fiction. |
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Covington Branch | ROBIN M (Text) | 33126019475288 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/03/2024 |
| Erlanger Branch | ROBIN M (Text) | 33126020954859 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 05/15/2024 |
- Baker & Taylor
Triggering a romance and debate by seeking shelter in a church and becoming a minister's wife, homeless Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband's gentle Christian worldview. By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ofGilead . Includes reading-group guide. - Baker & Taylor
Abandoning her homeless existence to become a minister's wife, Lila reflects on her hardscrabble life on the run with a canny young drifter and her efforts to reconcile her painful past with her husband's gentle Christian worldview. - McMillan Palgrave
<p><b>The <i>New York Times</i> Bestseller</b><br><b>Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award</b><br><b>National Book Award Finalist<br><br>A new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of <i>Gilead </i>and </b><i><b>Housekeeping</b><br></i><br>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.<br><br> 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 life that preceded her newfound security.<br><br> 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. Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love. 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.<br><br> Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Robinson's Pulitzer Prize-winning <i>Gilead </i>and <i>Home</i>, a National Book Award finalist, <i>Lila</i> is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence that is destined to become an American classic.</p>