Gilead
"As his life winds down, Rev. John Ames relates the story of his own father and grandfather, both preachers but one a pacifist and one a gun-toting abolitionist." (Book Description)
Genre
Award winners
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Fiction
Historical Fiction
Age
Adult
Discussion Materials
Biographical Info: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marilynne_Robinson
Book Review: http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E00E4DC103FF93BA15752C1A9629C8B63
Discussion Questions: http://www.bookbrowse.com/reading_guides/detail/index.cfm?book_number=1501
Other Info: http://www.barnesandnoble.com/writers/writerdetails.asp?cid=976735
The words! I collected them in all shapes and sizes and hung them like bangles in my mind.
-Hortense Calisher