Home by Marilynne Robinson – Review

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Home: A Novel by Marilynne Robinson

Home occupies the same time-frame as Gilead; its central drama – the return of the prodigal Jack to his father’s house – is identical; the small events of the narrative – neighbourly visits, church attendance, small excursions into the countryside around Gilead, the house and garden tended, the ailing person of Robert Boughton comforted, the contemplation of their shared and individual pasts by the actors in the narrative – echo those of Gilead.

But this time the events are seen from the perspective of Boughton, of his daughter, Glory, Jack’s younger sister, and of Jack himself, and the shift of viewpoint lends them an entirely different emotional weight.

Review: Home by Marilynne Robinson – Telegraph.