Lila

Author: Marilynne Robinson

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  • : $29.99 AUD
  • : 9781844088812
  • : Little Brown
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  • : January 2015
  • : 216mm X 135mm
  • : United Kingdom
  • : 29.99
  • : October 2014
  • : April 2017
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Barcode 9781844088812
9781844088812

Description

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.

Promotion info

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.

Awards

Winner of National Book Critics Circle Awards: Fiction 2015. Shortlisted for International Dublin Literary Award 2016. Long-listed for Warwick Prize for Writing 2015 and Man Booker Prize for Fiction 2015.

Reviews

A masterpiece ... Lila is a superb creation Publishers Weekly

Author description

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.