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By: Marilynne Robinson
Narrated by: Maggi-Meg Reed
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WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009

An Oprah's Book Club Pick

Jack Boughton - prodigal son - has been gone 20 years. He returns home seeking refuge and to make peace with the past. A bad boy from childhood, an alcoholic who cannot hold down a job, Jack is perpetually at odds with his surroundings and with his traditionalist father, though he remains Boughton's most beloved child. His sister Glory has also returned, fleeing her own mistakes, to care for their dying father.

A moving book about families, about love and death and faith, Home is unforgettable. It is a masterpiece.

2009, Orange Prize, Winner

2010, IMPAC Dublin Literary Award, Short-listed
©2008 Marilynne Robinson (P)2020 Hachette Audio UK
Family Life Literary Fiction
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Critic Reviews

"One of the greatest living novelists." (Bryan Appleyard, Sunday Times)

"A luminous, profound and moving piece of writing. There is no contemporary American novelist whose work I would rather read." (Michael Arditti, Independent)

"Her novels are replete with a sense of felt life, with a deep and abiding sympathy for her characters and a full understanding of their inner lives." (Colm Toibin)

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Just wonderful!!!

What do you call the Gilead series of four books? A quadrilogy? Whatever! All I know is that Home is the best of them all. I wept when I read it a few years ago, listening to this audiobook has been something I will never forget. So well read! Every voice just right. Nothing can prepare you for the experience of living with these people and sharing their griefs and joys.
You will love Glory, you will wish her father would learn a little sensitivity, and you’ll grieve for Jack. If only...

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