Setting her novel after World War II, just before Gilead, Home and Lila, Marilynne Robinson returns to the world of Gilead. Jack, the grieved-over prodigal son, a drunkard and a ne'er-do-well has left home for St Louis, Missouri. In that segregated city, Jack falls in love with an African-American high school teacher, also a preacher's child. Della Miles is a woman with a discriminating mind, a generous spirit and an independent will.
Jack is their fraught and beautiful love story.
Setting her novel after World War II, just before Gilead, Home and Lila, Marilynne Robinson returns to the world of Gilead. Jack, the grieved-over prodigal son, a drunkard and a ne'er-do-well has left home for St Louis, Missouri. In that segregated city, Jack falls in love with an African-American high school teacher, also a preacher's child. Della Miles is a woman with a discriminating mind, a generous spirit and an independent will.
Jack is their fraught and beautiful love story.