Gilead
An Oprah's Book Club Pick
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Publisher Description
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION and THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD
AN OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK
In 1956, towards the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son: 'I told you last night that I might be gone sometime... You reached up and put your fingers on my lips and gave me that look I never in my life saw on any other face besides your mother's. It's a kind of furious pride, very passionate and stern. I'm always a little surprised to find my eyebrows unsinged after I've suffered one of those looks. I will miss them.'
'A visionary work of dazzling originality' ROBERT MCCRUM, OBSERVER
'Writing of this quality, with an authority as unforced as the perfect pitch in music, is rare and carries with it a sense almost of danger' JANE SHILLING, DAILY TELEGRAPH
'A beautiful novel: wise, tender and perfectly measured' SARAH WATERS
'A masterpiece' SUNDAY TIMES
APPLE BOOKS REVIEW
American novelist Marilynne Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize–winning second novel tells the life story of Rev. John Ames from the fictional town of Gilead, Iowa. As the reverend’s health deteriorates, he decides to write a confessional letter to his only son. Ames uses this outlet to grapple with his shortcomings and doubts and provide a provocative, philosophical perspective on faith, love and human frailties. Gilead has a quiet, revelatory power that sneaks up on you and an elegant wisdom that sticks with you. Robinson’s haunting 2014 novel, Lila, provides another perspective on the Ames family saga.
