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Housekeeping

By Marilynne Robinson

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Housekeeping

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By the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Home and Gilead, a modern American masterpiece by an author whose work ''defines universal truths about what it means to be human'' (Barack Obama) ''A classic.'' Guardian ''A masterpiece.'' The New Yorker ''It''s pretty much a perfect novel.'' David Nicholls ''I just adore this book and have probably reread it a hundred times.'' Michelle Zauner Ruth and Lucille are orphans growing up in the small desolate town of Fingerbone in the vast northwest of America. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, the remote and enigmatic sister of their dead mother. Steeped in imagery of the bleak wintry landscape around them, the sisters'' struggle towards adulthood is powerfully portrayed in a masterful modern classic exploring loss, loneliness and transience.
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
224
Release Date:
2005-07-07
Publication Date:
2005-07-07
Publisher:
Faber & Faber
Languages:
Original: English
ISBN10:
0571230083
ISBN13:
9780571230082
GPSR Manufacturer Reference:
[email protected]
Weight:
182 g
Height:
126 cm
Width:
197 cm
Thickness:
20 cm

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