2005 yilinda Kurgu Dalinda Pulitzer Odulu kazanan, Amerikali roman yazari Marilynne (Summers) Robinson'in dogum gunu (26 Kasim 1943)
"Yapayalniz ve evsiz Lila, yagmurdan kacmak icin kucuk bir kasaba kilisesine sigindiginda, hayatini degistirecek adamla tanisir. Dunya ve varolus uzerine sohbet ettigi Peder John Ames’in karisi olur ve artik kendini guvende hissettigi bu yeni hayata uyum saglamaya calisir. Lila ihmal edilmis bir cocukken Doll isimli bir kadin tarafindan kurtarilmis ve Buyuk Buhran sirasinda biraz para kazanabilmek icin onunla birlikte kasabadan kasabaya suruklendigi zorlu bir cocukluk gecirmistir. Hicbir yere ait olmadiklari, kit kanaat gecinebildikleri ve ellerinde avuclarinda birbirlerine duyduklari sevgiden baska bir sey olmayan bir hayat kurmuslardir. Kimi zaman siddetin, kimi zaman caresizligin hukum surdugu bu hayat her seye ragmen sevgi ve mutluluk doludur. Lila, Gilead kasabasina geldiginde, bu tuhaf ailenin zorlu hayatiyla Hiristiyan ahlakini uzlastirmakta zorlanir."
"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. She becomes the wife of a minister, John Ames, and begins a new existence while trying to make sense of the life that preceded her newfound security. Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by Doll, a canny young drifter, and brought up by her in a hardscrabble childhood. Together they crafted a life on the run, living hand to mouth with nothing but their sisterly bond and a ragged blade to protect them. Despite bouts of petty violence and moments of desperation, their shared life was laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves."
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