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Zusatztext The novel of the year for me was Lila by Marilynne Robinson! revisiting the fictional Gilead of her three previous novels. The prose! as always! is magnificent! pitch-perfect! carrying a moral authority! a gravitas and a spiritual depth. There really is nobody else writing like this Informationen zum Autor Marilynne Robinson was born in 1947. Her first novel! Housekeeping (1981) received the PEN/Hemingway award for best first novel as well as being nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. Gilead won the Pulitzer Prize for fiction! and Home won the Orange Prize. Klappentext 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. Neglected as a toddler! Lila was rescued by Doll! a canny young drifter! and brought up in a hardscrabble childhood of itinerant work. Together they crafted a life on the run! living hand-to-mouth with nothing but a lucky knife to protect them. 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. Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story about a girl who lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. Zusammenfassung 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 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. Together they crafted a life on the run! living hand-to-mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond and a lucky knife 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 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 a moving expression of the mysteries of existence. ...
