an eighty-six-year-old widow who has swum at the lido daily since it opened its doors when she was a child
Such extracurriculars are par for the course--society believes there is certainly no reason for Caroline to cancel their imminent wedding
keeping a journal is an essential tool for navigating both the personal peaks and valleys and the collective challenges of modern life
But all that is put at risk by a mysterious man who washes ashore--and whispers of a spy in their midst
It is 1917 in the South Dakota Badlands and the summer has been hard
Lila (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel Adam Gidwitz an eighty-six-year-old widow who hasMarilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in an unforgettable story of a girlhood lived on the fringes of society in fear, awe, and wonder. Lila, homeless and alone after years of roaming the countryside, steps inside a small town Iowa church the only available shelter from the rain and ignites a romance and a debate that will reshape her life. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins