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Lila marilynne robinson5/20/2023 ![]() ![]() ![]() Lila has multiple timelines, beginning with the story of Lila’s childhood and then showing her life in the present day in the town of Gilead, where she’s a minister’s wife. Critically acclaimed for its in-depth look at a complex character and its further exploration of the culture and characters of the town of Gilead, it is one of Robinson’s most acclaimed books, winning the National Book Award in 2014. Fusing the story of Lila and John’s life in the present day with flashbacks to her childhood on the run with the young drifter Doll, Lila explores themes of shame, loneliness, abandonment, and the past’s influence on the presence. As she begins a new life as the wife of a respected man, she tries to reconcile her traumatic past with the Christian worldview of her husband. ![]() American author Marilynne Robinson’s novel Lila (2014), the third part of the Gilead trilogy, focuses on Lila Ames, a young woman who emerges from a childhood on the fringes of society to become the wife of the Reverend John Ames. ![]()
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