Marilynne Robinson, one of the greatest novelists of our time, returns to the town of Gilead in one of the most acclaimed novels of 2014

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD

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.

'Robinson is frequently named as one of America's most significant writers ... Her questioning books express wonder: they are enlightening, in the best sense, passionately contesting our facile, recycled understanding of ourselves and of our world'
Sarah Churchwell, Guardian

'Lila is the work of an exceptional novelist at the peak of her capacity'
Rowan Williams, New Statesman

'A sumptuous, graceful, and ultimately life-affirming novel'
James Kidd, Independent on Sunday

'Great and luminous beauty . . . a book that leaves the reader feeling what can only be called exaltation'
Neel Mukherjee, Independent

Robinson writes beautifully and, as a sophisticated religious thinker, asks searching questions about faith and doubt