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Book Review of Housekeeping

Housekeeping
Housekeeping
Author: Marilynne Robinson
Genre: Literature & Fiction
Book Type: Paperback
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This is the first novel by Marilynne Robinson who won awards for her next book Gilead. This is a story of two young girls who lose their mother and are reared by a grandmother, then two aunts and then another aunt. It is also a story of a family in a small town that is overshadowed by a haunting lake that has claimed the lives of many, including the children's mother and grandfather.