Lyrical, poignant and filled with deep sympathy for the imperfect, Robinson’s measured masterpiece about family, forgiveness and making peace with the past finds the prodigal son and his quiet sister return home to take care of their Reverend father.
WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2009
Jack Boughton - prodigal son - has been gone twenty 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.
Publisher: Little, Brown Book Group
ISBN: 9781844085507
Number of pages: 352
Weight: 280 g
Dimensions: 197 x 166 x 24 mm
Home was a great disappointment. It has potential to be a sad reflection on family and their interactions together. However it seems to lack the degree of character development of any of the characters about whom the... More
I was curious about this, having heard several good things about her previous novel, "Gilead", to which this is a sort-of sequel/extension. There is certainly much to admire here: the delicate,... More
I read Gilead before reading Home which, I think, gives a slightly different reading of the novel. The central theme of Home is the homecoming of two adult children, Glory and Jack, and gradually the reasons for their... More
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