Home: A Novel (Gilead #2) [J0232]

2009 - PB With minor wear. 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.

From recent Amazon/GoodReads reviews: "As always, Robinson has an unparalleled way of making the smallest events seem portentous and beautiful. This was such a sad story but worth it in its moving beauty."; "The writing quality was maintained in this sequel to Gilead. Very introspective, profound, and nuanced storytelling."; "Calm, filled with beautiful writing and character development. Not an exciting or fast paced story, but the ending was just right. I loved getting know Glory and Jack as their story developed and was revealed throughout."