A first-person narrative, Gilead is a contemplative and engaging story of an aging Protestant pastor, examining his faith and indeed his life, for the benefit of his son. He is expecting it to be read after his death. As well as reviewing the complexities of the notion of faith, his own, and that of his small town congregation with its varied challenges, he aims to connect his son to his father's roots and sense of belonging, and so, maybe, to his own.
Ed's Note: Winner 2005 Pulitzer Prize - the first in the Gilead trilogy - see previous bookswelike
(Margaret Teh - bwl 102 Autumn 2021 ) |
