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Housekeeping

Marilynne Robinson

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#531 of 8,085 books · #286 in Fiction

Shortlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction (1983), the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction (1982), and the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction (1982).

Ruth and Lucille are orphans in the desolate lakeside town of Fingerbone: the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck and their mother drove off a cliff. Abandoned by a succession of relatives, the sisters find themselves in the care of Sylvie, their enigmatic aunt. Over time, the sisters grow up, and apart - until they must discover what it truly means to escape.

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Publisher
Faber & Faber
ISBN-13
9780571314720
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Family and lossComing of ageTransience and belonging

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