In the Beauty of the Lilies
by Updike, John
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- Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good
- ISBN 10
- 0679446400
- ISBN 13
- 9780679446408
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About This Item
Hardcover book in --above-- average condition. Very few signs of previous ownership. DJ in good condition. Faith ultimately bursts into flame as Updike's major new novel, charting the lives of one family through four generations, shows readers an America whose dream of perfection is translated into an obsession with God and the Moving Picture. Paterson, New Jersey, 1910: When a Presbyterian minister suddenly loses his faith and leaves the pulpit to become a salesman, he becomes a movie addict as well. First Trade Edition. 1996. B4.
Synopsis
Taking its title from the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES traces one family's profound journey through four generations—and across the spiritual landscape of twentieth-century America. It is one of John Updike's fullest and finest work of fiction.
Reviews
On Mar 2 2009, Mikelomar said:
Great book. Classic Updike: lush prose, piercing observations of both the physical world and the human psyche, great sex, and terribly interesting examinations of various religious impulses. A booklover's book!
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Details
- Bookseller
- Better Bindings (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 4122
- Title
- In the Beauty of the Lilies
- Author
- Updike, John
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Edition
- First Trade Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0679446400
- ISBN 13
- 9780679446408
- Publisher
- Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication
- US
- Date Published
- 1996
- Pages
- 491
- Size
- 5.75 x 1.5 x 9 inches
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