If you enjoy her books and what they are saying it makes you want to know more. The more I learned about her in researching her life, it came to me that this is her way to put what she thinks about life and religion into a book as a parable set in a fictional small Iowa town. The author is a member of the United Church of Christ and a follower of the teachings of John Calvin. She's a thinker, an intellectual and this, and her other books, are a reflection of the believes she has developed over her lifetime. The author has worked at the University of Iowa and its Writers Workshop for the last 25 years. This book, however, focuses on Lila, one of the minor characters in the book Gilead. A sequel to the author's Pulitzer Prize winning "Gilead", it's also set in Gilead, Iowa with mostly the same characters. Life is what it is is the mantra I took away from the story. This isn't a book for everyone, it's a book for thinkers, those who think about God, life, and what iife is all about. Revisiting the beloved characters and setting of Robinson’s Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead and Home, a National Book Award finalist, Lila is a moving expression of the mysteries of existence that is destined to become an American classic. 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. Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love.
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. Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the life that preceded her newfound security.
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. Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. A new American classic from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Gilead and Housekeeping.
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