Gilead (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel [Audio CD] Robinson, Marilynne and Jerome,

Description: Gilead (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel [Audio CD] Robinson, Marilynne and Jerome, About the Author Marilynne Robinson is the recipient of a 2012 National Humanities Medal, awarded by President Barack Obama, for "her grace and intelligence in writing." She is the author of Gilead, winner of the 2005 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award; Home, winner of the Orange Prize and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize; and Lila, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award. Her first novel, Housekeeping, won the Hemingway Foundation/PEN Award. Robinson's nonfiction books include The Givenness of Things, When I Was a Child I Read Books, Absence of Mind, The Death of Adam, and Mother Country. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa.Tim Jerome has had a long career performing on and off Broadway and on the big screen. His countlessstage performances include roles in Disney's Tarzan, Phantom of the Opera, Beauty and the Beast, and Cats. He was nominated for the Drama Desk and Tony Awards for his performance in Me and My Girl. His film credits include Streets of New York, Thirteen Days, Husbands and Wives, and Spiderman 2. On television, Tim has had featured roles in Law and Order, Third Watch, and others. Tim has also had a long career in radio and audio. He has won Earphone and Audie Awards for his audiobook performances. His many audiobook credits include narrating Marilynne Robinson's 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning novel Gilead, published by Macmillan Audio. Product Description A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER OPRAHS BOOK CLUB PICK WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK MORE THAN 1 MILLION COPIES SOLDQuietly powerful [and] moving. O, The Oprah Magazine (recommended reading)Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award, GILEAD is a hymn of praise and lamentation to the God-haunted existence that Reverend Ames loves passionately, and from which he will soon part.Nearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations, from the Civil War to the 20th century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart. In the words of Kirkus, it is a novel "as big as a nation, as quiet as thought, and moving as prayer. Matchless and towering." GILEAD tells the story of America and will break your heart. Review There are passages here of such profound, hard-won wisdom and spiritual insight that they make your own life seem richerGilead [is] a quiet, deep celebration of life that you must not miss. Ron Charles, The Christian Science MonitorThe long wait has been worth it Robinson's prose is beautiful, shimmering, and precise destined to become her second classic. Publishers Weekly, starred reviewThere is a lot of pleasure to be had in the novel's probing, thoughtful narrative voice. Matt Murray, The Wall Street JournalGilead is a beautiful work Robinson's words have a spiritual force that's very rare in contemporary fiction. James Wood, The New York Times Book ReviewLyrical and meditative potently contemplative. Michael Orecklin, Time Excerpt. Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. GileadBy Marilynne RobinsonAudio RenaissanceCopyright 2005Marilynne RobinsonAll right reserved.ISBN: 9781593978228Chapter OneI told you last night that I might be gone sometime, and you said, Where, and I said, To be with the Good Lord, and you said, Why, and I said, Because I'm old, and you said, I don't think you're old. And you put your hand in my hand and you said, You aren't very old, as if that settled it. I told you you might have a very different life from mine, and from the life you've had with me and that would be a wonderful thing, there are many ways to live a good life. And you said, Mama already told me that. And then you said, Don't laugh! because you thought I was laughing at you. You reached up and put your fingers on my lips and gave me that look I never in Features Used Book in Good Condition Fast Shipping We ship multiple times a week. DVD Media will generally be upgraded to First Class if under 1lbs. If over 1lbs then will usually ship via priority envelope. Most other products will ship via USPS Priority unless a faster service is located. Returns Returns are accepted for DOA products but are not accepted for incompatible, changed mind etc. The reason for this is that many of my products are vintage, such as software that does not work with modern-day computers. But each request will be considered. My Products My products range from DVDs, games, books, and small electronics. I generally do not carry mainstream current-day products.

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