Wheaton Adult Book Discussion - Virtual

December's Title: "Gilead" by Marilynne Robinson

From The NYT Book Review: "'Gilead' is a beautiful work -- demanding, grave, and lucid...gradually Robinson teaches us how to read it, suggests how we might slow down to walk at is own... pace."

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The character of John Ames reflects on the experiences of himself, his father, and his grandfather with his son, all three sharing a vocational lifestyle and profession as Congregationalist ministers in Gilead, Iowa. Wheaton Library has a limited number of print copies of this title for borrowing, for those customers intending to attend the virtual meeting. There are also text and audio versions of this title available through our Hoopla and Overdrive/Libby services, linked on this page: https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/library/collection/downloads-and-streaming.html#Audiobooks

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