Marilynne Robinsons mythical world of Gilead, Iowathe setting of her novels Gilead, Home, and Lila, and now Jackand its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world. Jack is Robinsons fourth novel in this now-classic series. In it, Robinson tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the prodigal son of Gileads Presbyterian minister, and his romance with Della Miles, a high school teacher who is also the child of a preacher. Their deeply felt, tormented, star-crossed interracial romance resonates with all the paradoxes of American life, then and now.

Format: Paperback
Published: in USA in 2020
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages: 320
Language: English
ISBN 13: 9780374911034
ISBN 10: 0374911037