Lila
Robinson, Marilynne2015
Book
Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small-town Iowa church - the only available shelter from the rain - and ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the days of suffering that preceded her newfound security. Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. Together they crafted a life on the run, living hand to mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond and a ragged blade to protect them. Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves.
Main title:
Lila / Marilynne Robinson.
Author:
Robinson, Marilynne, author
Work:
Edition:
Paperback edition.
Imprint:
London : Virago, 2015.©2014.
Collation:
261 pages ; 20 cm.
Series title:
Gilead ; 3.
Notes:
First published in Great Britain: [London] : Virago, 2014.
ISBN:
9781844088829
Dewey class:
813.6F
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
612109