Housekeeping
Housekeeping by Marilynne Robinson, published by Penguin Books in December 1987, is a work of fiction that explores the lives of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, as they navigate their unconventional upbringing. The story unfolds in the small town of Fingerbone, set against the backdrop of a glacial lake, where the sisters experience a series of caretakers, from their capable grandmother to their eccentric aunt Sylvie. The narrative delves into themes of family dynamics and the impact of loss, framed by the haunting history of their family.
Readers will find a poignant exploration of Ruth and Lucille’s journey toward adulthood, marked by their encounters with various guardians and the weight of their family’s past. The setting of Fingerbone, characterized by its dramatic landscape and weather, serves as a significant element in the sisters’ lives. This edition, a Film Tie-in Edition with 192 pages, presents a modern classic that reflects on the complexities of survival and the transient nature of existence.
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“A modern classic, Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, first under the care of their competent grandmother, then of two comically bumbling great-aunts, and finally of Sylvie, their eccentric and remote aunt. The family house is in the small Far West town of Fingerbone set on a glacial lake, the same lake where their grandfather died in a spectacular train wreck, and their mother drove off a cliff to her death. It is a town “chastened by an outsized landscape and extravagant weather, and chastened again by an awareness that the whole of human history had occurred elsewhere.” Ruth and Lucille’s struggle toward adulthood beautifully illuminates the price of loss and survival, and the dangerous and deep undertow of transience”–Goodreads.com
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