Womens Prize For Fiction Winner
Home
by Marilynne Robinson
Summary
A prodigal son returns to a small Iowa town and to the ageing father and devoted sister who never stopped waiting for him. Robinson revisits the world of Gilead from a new angle, exploring grace, failure and the limits of forgiveness within one fracturing family. Her spare, luminous prose turns domestic quiet into something close to the sacred.
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Historical Context & Significance
Home is a companion to Robinson's Pulitzer winning Gilead, retelling the same season from a different household.