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Violence
None
No violence; references to hard poverty
Language
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No profanity
Sexual Content
None
No sexual content; marriage depicted
Substance Use
None
No substance use
Emotional Intensity
Barely any
Themes of grace, wandering, and the redemption of an unloved life
What this book is about
Robinson's 2014 third Gilead novel tells the story of Lila, the young drifter who married the aging Reverend Ames. Deeply spiritual and quietly beautiful. Appropriate for all ages.
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