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Gilead
(Large Print)

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NoveList Series:
Gilead novels volume 1.
Published:
Waterville, Me. : Thorndike Press, 2005.
Physical Desc:
389 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Accelerated Reader:
IL: UG - BL: 6.4 - AR Pts: 14
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Description

Rev. John Ames is 77 years old in 1956, in failing health, with a much younger wife and six-year-old son; as a preacher in the small Iowa town where he spent his entire life, he has produced volumes and volumes of sermons and prayers, "[t]rying to say what was true." But it is in this account, in the form of a letter to his young son, who he imagines reading it when he is grown, that his meditations on creation and existence are fully illumined. Ames details the often harsh conditions of perishing Midwestern prairie towns, the Spanish influenza and two world wars. He relates the death of his first wife and child, and his long years alone attempting to live up to the legacy of his fiery grandfather, a man who saw visions of Christ and became a controversial figure in the Kansas abolitionist movement, and his own father's embittered pacifism. During the course of Ames's writing, he is confronted with one of his most difficult and long-simmering crises of personal resentment when John Ames Boughton (his namesake and son of his best friend) returns to his hometown, trailing with him the actions of a callous past and precarious future. In attempting to find a way to comprehend and forgive, Ames finds that he must face a final comprehension of self, as well as the worth of his life's reflections.

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Format:
Large Print
Language:
English
ISBN:
0786272015 (lg. print : hc : alk. paper)
Accelerated Reader:
UG
Level 6.4, 14 Points

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Rev. John Ames is 77 years old in 1956, in failing health, with a much younger wife and six-year-old son; as a preacher in the small Iowa town where he spent his entire life, he has produced volumes and volumes of sermons and prayers, "[t]rying to say what was true." But it is in this account, in the form of a letter to his young son, who he imagines reading it when he is grown, that his meditations on creation and existence are fully illumined. Ames details the often harsh conditions of perishing Midwestern prairie towns, the Spanish influenza and two world wars. He relates the death of his first wife and child, and his long years alone attempting to live up to the legacy of his fiery grandfather, a man who saw visions of Christ and became a controversial figure in the Kansas abolitionist movement, and his own father's embittered pacifism. During the course of Ames's writing, he is confronted with one of his most difficult and long-simmering crises of personal resentment when John Ames Boughton (his namesake and son of his best friend) returns to his hometown, trailing with him the actions of a callous past and precarious future. In attempting to find a way to comprehend and forgive, Ames finds that he must face a final comprehension of self, as well as the worth of his life's reflections.
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APA Citation (style guide)

Robinson, M. (2005). Gilead. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Robinson, Marilynne. 2005. Gilead. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Robinson, Marilynne, Gilead. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press, 2005.

MLA Citation (style guide)

Robinson, Marilynne. Gilead. Waterville, Me., Thorndike Press, 2005.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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