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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Farrar Straus & Giroux
Publication date
November 19, 2004
Pages
247
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Fiction
ISBN-13
9780374153892
ISBN-10
0374153892
Dimensions
1.50 by 6 by 8.75 in.
Weight
0.90 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$23.00
§As reported by publisher
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable secrets about the family of preachers. 75,000 first printing.
Editions
Hardcover
Large print edition from Thorndike Pr (March 2, 2005)
9780786272013 | details & prices | 389 pages | 5.75 × 8.50 × 1.25 in. | 1.25 lbs | List price $28.95
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
The price comparison is for this edition
from Farrar Straus & Giroux (November 19, 2004)
9780374153892 | details & prices | 247 pages | 6.00 × 8.75 × 1.50 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $23.00
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
Paperback
Large print edition from Large Print Pr (January 10, 2006)
9781594131240 | details & prices | 387 pages | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 1.05 lbs | List price $13.95
About: A New York Times Bestseller In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears.
About: A New York Times Bestseller In 1956, toward the end of Reverend John Ames's life, he begins a letter to his young son, an account of himself and his forebears.
Reprint edition from Picador USA (January 10, 2006)
9780312424404 | details & prices | 247 pages | 5.75 × 8.25 × 0.50 in. | 0.50 lbs | List price $16.00
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
CD/Spoken Word
With Tim Jerome (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from St Martins Pr (April 1, 2005)
9781593978228 | details & prices | 5.25 × 6.00 × 1.25 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $34.95
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
About: As the Reverend John Ames approaches the hour of his own death, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
With Tim Jerome (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (January 1, 2005)
9780792734345 | details & prices | 7.25 × 6.25 × 1.50 in. | 0.80 lbs | List price $37.95
About: In 1956, as a minister approaches the end of his life, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
About: In 1956, as a minister approaches the end of his life, he writes a letter to his son chronicling three previous generations of his family, a story that stretches back to the Civil War and reveals uncomfortable family secrets.
Cassette/Spoken Word
With Tim Jerome (other contributor) |
Unabridged edition from Chivers Sound Library (January 1, 2005)
9780792734338 | details & prices | 5.00 × 8.50 × 1.00 in. | 0.85 lbs | List price $59.95
About: The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning novelA New York Times Top-Ten Book of 2004Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionNearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations, from the Civil War to the 20th century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart.
About: The 2004 Pulitzer Prize winning novelA New York Times Top-Ten Book of 2004Winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award for FictionNearly 25 years after Housekeeping, Marilynne Robinson returns with an intimate tale of three generations, from the Civil War to the 20th century: a story about fathers and sons and the spiritual battles that still rage at America's heart.
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