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A HarperCollins Canada first Canadian edition, first printing hardcover in fine condition. Boards are clean, bright, and like-new throughout, with absolutely no wear to the spine, corners, or edges. Dust jacket is bright, crisp, and undamaged, fine in all respects with no tears, chips, fading, or soiling. Pages are fresh and clean throughout, completely free of any marks, stamps, or annotations. Binding is firm and tight. A pristine, essentially unread copy in fine condition throughout. Published by HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, Toronto, in 2008, this first Canadian edition, first printing hardcover of Home is the first printing of the Canadian edition of one of the most celebrated American novels of the decade. Winner of the 2009 Orange Prize for Fiction (now the Women's Prize for Fiction) and the 2008 Los Angeles Times Book Prize, and a finalist for the National Book Award, Home is the third novel in Marilynne Robinson's Gilead cycle — companion to Gilead (2004), winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction and the National Book Critics Circle Award. Narrated by Glory Boughton, youngest daughter of the ailing Reverend Robert Boughton, the novel unfolds alongside the events of Gilead as Glory and her prodigal brother Jack return to their childhood home in Iowa, each carrying the weight of lives that have not gone as hoped. A novel of extraordinary stillness, moral precision, and compassion, written by one of the finest prose stylists in contemporary American fiction. Martin Scorsese has announced plans to adapt the novel as a feature film.

This beautiful first printing softcover edition is in fine condition. The pages are tight and unmarked, and the book retains its original crispness throughout. This copy is available to international customers through AbeBooks.com, as Kathrin’s Books currently ships within Canada only.

This beautiful first printing softcover edition is in fine condition, with crisp, unmarked pages and a firm, clean binding.

This beautiful first printing softcover edition is in fine condition. The pages are tight and appear unread, with some notes on the endpage. The book remains square, clean, and well preserved. Set in Gilead, Iowa, Home follows the Boughton family, centering on Glory Boughton, who returns in her late thirties to care for her aging father, Reverend Robert Boughton. The novel is a moving exploration of human fallibility and the longing for redemption, rendered with Marilynne Robinson’s characteristic depth and quiet beauty.

This beautiful First Canadian Edition is in near-fine condition, with no marks. The pages are tight, and the book is square, firmly bound, and unmarked. The dust jacket is also near-fine, brown cloth boards and bright gilt lettering on the spine.

This beautiful softcover edition is in near fine condition, with no marks or tears and only minimal shelf wear. The pages are tight, unmarked, and the book is tight, square, and unmarked. Marilynne Robinson’s Housekeeping (1980) is a beautifully written debut novel that explores themes of loss, isolation, family, and belonging. It tells the story of two sisters, Ruth and Lucille, who are raised in the small, desolate town of Fingerbone. Eventually, their transient and unconventional Aunt Sylvie takes over their care, leading to a quiet but profound conflict between traditional domesticity and a life of drifting solitude. The novel is deeply personal, Marilynne Robinson’s own background shaped the novel’s setting and its meditative, poetic prose. It speaks to feelings of displacement, the tension between stability and freedom, and the longing for connection that many people experience.