{"product_id":"jack-oprahs-book-club-paperback","title":"Jack (Oprah's Book Club) - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER - OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK - A \u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNAMED A BEST OF THE YEAR BY: NPR, \u003ci\u003eTIME, ESQUIRE\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eTHE GUARDIAN, LIT HUB, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, THE FINANCIAL TIMES, \u003c\/i\u003eTHE NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"With the sublime \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e, [Marilynne Robinson] resumes and deepens her quest, extending it to the contemplation of race . . . There is richness and depth at every turn.\"--\u003ci\u003eO, the Oprah Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Humanities Medal, returns to the world of Gilead with \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e, the latest novel in one of the great works of contemporary American fiction\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMarilynne Robinson's mythical world of Gilead, Iowa--the setting of her novels \u003ci\u003eGilead\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, and now \u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e--and its beloved characters have illuminated and interrogated the complexities of American history, the power of our emotions, and the wonders of a sacred world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eJack\u003c\/i\u003e is Robinson's fourth novel in this now-classic series. In it, Robinson tells the story of John Ames Boughton, the prodigal son of Gilead's 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eRobinson's Gilead novels, which have won one Pulitzer Prize and two National Book Critics Circle Awards, are a vital contribution to contemporary American literature and a revelation of our national character and humanity.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMarilynne Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eLila\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eHome\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGilead \u003c\/i\u003e(winner of the Pulitzer Prize), and \u003ci\u003eHousekeeping\u003c\/i\u003e, and the nonfiction books, \u003ci\u003eWhen I Was a Child I Read Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mother Country\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Death of Adam\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eAbsence of Mind\u003c\/i\u003e. She teaches at the University of Iowa Writers' Workshop\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 320\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.3 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 06, 2021\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44317690560614,"sku":"9781250832917","price":24.68,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/bDYwMk5kVXR6QWs3SWRlc2d6Nk53UT09.webp?v=1768067473","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/jack-oprahs-book-club-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}