Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson (English) Paperback Book

Description: Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson Acclaimed on publication as a contemporary classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, the remote and enigmatic sister of their dead mother. Steeped in imagery of the bleak wintry landscape around them, the sisters struggle towards adulthood is powerfully portrayed in a novel about loss, loneliness and transience. Author Biography Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinsons first novel, was acclaimed by critics and later filmed by Bill Forsyth. She is also the author of Gilead, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and a non-fiction title, the controversial Mother Country. Marilynne Robinson lives in New England. Review "So precise, so distilled, so beautiful that one doesnt want to miss any pleasure it might yield."--"The New York Times Book Review" "Heres a first novel that sounds as if the author has been treasuring it up all her life...You can feel in the book a gathering voluptuous release of confidence, a delighted surprise at the unexpected capacities of language, a close, careful fondness for people that we thought only saints felt."--Anatole Broyard, "The New York Times" "I found myself reading slowly, than more slowly--this is not a novel to be hurried through, for every sentence is a delight."--Doris Lessing Promotional By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Home and Gilead, a modern American masterpiece by an author whose work defines universal truths about what it means to be human (Barack Obama) Long Description Acclaimed on publication as a contemporary classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and Lucille, orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, the remote and enigmatic sister of their dead mother. Steeped in imagery of the bleak wintry landscape around them, the sisters struggle towards adulthood is powerfully portrayed in a novel about loss, loneliness and transience. Promotional "Headline" Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson holds, in the words of Paul Bailey, a unique and quiet place among the masterpieces of twentieth-century American fiction. Details ISBN0571230083 Author Marilynne Robinson Year 2005 ISBN-10 0571230083 ISBN-13 9780571230082 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom Media Book Pages 224 Edition 2nd Publisher Faber & Faber Imprint Faber & Faber DEWEY FIC Language English UK Release Date 2005-07-07 Publication Date 2005-07-07 AU Release Date 2005-07-07 Edition Description Main Audience General NZ Release Date 2005-11-30 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:3134397;

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