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Hailed as "incandescent," "magnificent," and "a literary miracle" (Entertainment Weekly), hundreds of thousands of readers were enthralled by Marilynne Robinson's Gilead. Now Robinson returns with a brilliantly imagined retelling of the prodigal son parable, set at the same moment and in the same Iowa town as Gilead. The Reverend Boughton's hell-raising son, Jack, has come home after twenty years away. Artful and devious in his youth, now an alcoholic carrying two decades worth of secrets, he is perpetually at odds with his traditionalist father, though he remains his most beloved child. As Jack tries to make peace with his father, he begins to forge an intense bond with his sister Glory, herself returning home with a broken heart and turbulent past. Home is a luminous and healing book about families, family secrets, and faith from one of America's most beloved and acclaimed authors. - Publisher.
Returning to Gilead to care for her dying father, Glory Boughton is joined by her long-absent brother, with whom she bonds throughout his struggles with alcoholism, unemployment, and their father's traditionalist values.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780312428549
- ISBN: 0312428545
- Physical Description: 325 pages ; 21 cm
- Publisher: New York : Picador/Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [2009]
Content descriptions
- General Note:
- Originally published: New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
- Awards Note:
- Orange Prize for Fiction, 2009.
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- 6 of 6 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
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- 0 current holds with 6 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison Main Library | FIC ROB (Text) | 30229100943330 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Hampton B. Allen Library | FIC ROBINSON (Text) | 18198000653180 | Adult Fiction Paperback | Available | - |
| Oakboro Branch Library | FIC Robinson (Text) | 31013000142899 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Person County Library | F ROB (Text) | 34622001306597 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Warren County Memorial Library | F ROB (Text) | 38017000390633 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| West Davidson Public Library | F R (Text) | 25908006588755 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
