The Award Tally
FictionNonfiction

Wishlist

Saved in this browser only - it isn't synced to your other devices.

Back to the full ranking
God on the Rocks cover

God on the Rocks

Jane Gardam

0

awards won

4

score

#2770 of 8,085 books · #1261 in Fiction

Shortlisted for the Booker Prize (1978).

During one glorious summer between the wars, the realities of life and the sexual ritual dance of the adult world creep into the life of young Margaret Marsh. Her father, preaching the doctrine of the unsavoury Primal Saints; her mother, bitterly nostalgic for what might have been; Charles and Binkie, anchored in the past and a game of words; dying Mrs Frayling and Lydia the maid, given to the vulgar enjoyment of life; all contribute to Margaret's shattering moment of truth. And when the storm breaks, it is not only God who is on the rocks as the summer hurtles towards drama, tragedy, and a touch of farce.

Buy this book at AmazonAd
Publisher
Hamish Hamilton
ISBN-13
9780349146386
Genre
Fiction
Topics
Coming of ageReligion and hypocrisyFamily relationships

Awards

Other awarded books from Jane Gardam

If you liked God on the Rocks, you could also like these

Similar Topics