Jack: An Oprah's Book Club Pick

By: Marilynne Robinson

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Synopsis: '[Her work] defines universal truths about what it means to be human' Barack Obama'Marilynne Robinson is one of the greatest writers of our time' Sunday Times 'Jack is the fourth in Robinson's luminous, profound Gilead series and perhaps the best yet' Observer Marilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the American National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with Jack, the final in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction.Jack tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the loved and grieved-over prodigal son of a Presbyterian minister in Gilead, Iowa, a drunkard and a ne'er-do-well. In segregated St. Louis sometime after World War II, Jack falls in love with Della Miles, an African-American high school teacher, also a preacher's child, with a discriminating mind, a generous spirit and an independent will. Their fraught, beautiful story is one of Robinson's greatest achievements.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
Book Size:: 320 Pages
ISBN-13:: 9780349011783
Related ISBNs:: 9780349011790
Publisher:: Little, Brown Book Group Limited
Date of Addition:: 09/10/21
Copyrighted By:: Marilynne Robinson
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Literature and Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.