Gilead.GILEAD. Marilynne Robinson Marilynne Robinson (born 1947) is an American author. She was born and grew up in Sandpoint, Idaho, and did her undergraduate work at Pembroke College, the former women's college at Brown University, receiving her B.A. in 1966. She received her Ph.D. . 2004/2005. Read by Tim Jerome. 7 cds. 9 hrs. Sound Library, BBC BBC in full British Broadcasting Corp. Publicly financed broadcasting system in Britain. A private company at its founding in 1922, it was replaced by a public corporation under royal charter in 1927. Audiobooks America. 0-7927-34343. $74.95. Vinyl; plot, reader, author notes. A A 76-year-old minister named John Ames, who in 1956 has a weak heart that threatens to end his life soon, sets out in this novel to share his inmost in·most adj. Farthest within; innermost. inmost Adjective same as innermost Adj. 1. thoughts with his son. His first wife died in childbirth and his tiny daughter died shortly after. At 67, he married a woman in her thirties. He knows that his son, almost 7, will never know him unless he writes this. He has served his Gilead, Iowa (no denomination Denomination The stated value found on financial instruments. Notes: This term applies to most financial instruments with monetary values. The denomination for bonds and securities would be face value or par value. ) church all his life: his father served it before him. He reflects on his ministry, the abolition issue, his boxes of old sermons, and his lifelong friendship with another man and the friend's often-errant son. Ames's love for his youthful wife, his son, and the old church glow. Jerome reads in a soft, old-man's voice, pensive pen·sive adj. 1. Deeply, often wistfully or dreamily thoughtful. 2. Suggestive or expressive of melancholy thoughtfulness. yet animated. This is an examination of a man's inner life; there is no religious agenda. Though of more interest to adults than teens, a reflective young person might enjoy it. (Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award.) Edna Boardman, Libn., Bismarck, ND A--Recommended for advanced students and adults. This code will help librarians and teachers working in high schools where there are honors and advanced placement students. This also will help extend KLIATT's usefulness in public libraries. |
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