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Gilead (Oprah’s Book Club) by Marilynne Robinson – book cover

Gilead (Oprah’s Book Club): A Novel

By Marilynne Robinson

In 1956, toward the end of Rev. John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears. This is also the tale of wisdom forged during his solitary life and how history…

Release Date
2000
Length
368 pages
Publisher
Time Warner Books UK (Large Print)
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Our Review

In 1956, toward the end of Rev. John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears. This is also the tale of wisdom forged during his solitary life and how history lives through generations, pervasively present even when betrayed and forgotten.

Author

Marilynne Robinson