Housekeeping
By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead, Home, Lila and Jack
Published on 7. July 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-0-571-23008-2 (ISBN)
Description
By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead, Home, Lila and Jack, a modern American masterpiece by an author whose work 'defines universal truths about what it means to be human' (Barack Obama)
'A perfect novel.' David Nicholls
'Genius.' Anne Enright
'The rarest talent.' Colm Toibin
'A marvel.' Barbara Kingsolver
Ruth and Lucille are orphans in the desolate lakeside town of Fingerbone: the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck and their mother drove off a cliff. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, their enigmatic aunt. Over time, the sisters grow up, and apart - until they must discover what it truly means to escape.
One of the Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time
'A perfect novel.' David Nicholls
'Genius.' Anne Enright
'The rarest talent.' Colm Toibin
'A marvel.' Barbara Kingsolver
Ruth and Lucille are orphans in the desolate lakeside town of Fingerbone: the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck and their mother drove off a cliff. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, their enigmatic aunt. Over time, the sisters grow up, and apart - until they must discover what it truly means to escape.
One of the Observer's 100 Greatest Novels of All Time
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Edition
Main
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
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Paperback (UK-B)
Dimensions
Height: 197 mm
Width: 126 mm
Thickness: 20 mm
Weight
182 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-571-23008-2 (9780571230082)
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Marilynne Robinson is the author of the bestselling novels Housekeeping (winner of the PEN/Hemingway Award and nominated for a Pulitzer Prize), Gilead (winner of the Pulitzer Prize), Home (winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction), Lila (winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award) and Jack (An Oprah's Book Club Pick) and as well as nonfiction: most recently, Reading Genesis, celebrated by Barack Obama. She has honorary degrees from over a dozen universities and an American National Humanities Medal.