Gilead (Gilead #1)
Marilynne Robinson
Rated: 3.84 of 5 stars
3.84
· 40 ratings · 247 pages · Published: 31 Mar 2004
A New York Times Top-Ten Book of 2004
Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations, from the Civil War to the 20th century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart. Gilead tells the story of America and will break your heart.
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