false 203064 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 203064 12 827156 2005 Abide with Me: A Novel total:679|5:81|4:266|3:224|2:80|1:28| 679 2329 1092 155 97313 3.82 10120 3175 6619365 317153 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 638
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 5 1 false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 16:11:14 -0700 2007 Sat Sep 22 16:29:46 -0700 2007
...more...]]> 38554238 413883 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 3 0 false Mon Nov 24 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 13:44:29 -0800 2008 Mon Nov 24 13:57:44 -0800 2008 1 more...]]> 77672212 344042 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 3 0 false Fri Nov 13 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 12:49:34 -0800 2009 Fri Nov 13 13:10:22 -0800 2009 Vanity Fair proclaims that Abide with Me is "an answered prayer," which immediately...more...]]> 77424623 165321 4363665 0739324683 9780739324684 1 http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-111x148.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/images/nocover-60x80.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4363665.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 4.00 1
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Wed Nov 11 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:01:10 -0800 2009 Wed Nov 11 07:11:28 -0800 2009 more...]]> 73103791 1193774 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 3 0 false Thu Oct 01 10:28:14 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 01 10:28:38 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64194683 2530529 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Sun Jul 19 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 04:22:34 -0700 2009 Mon Jul 20 05:03:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 53737957 305074 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Wed Apr 22 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 12:33:50 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 23 12:39:46 -0700 2009 p.268: “Only the infinite mercy of God can meet the infinite pathos of hum...more...]]> 63620616 1079398 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Mon Jul 13 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 13:11:37 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 15 13:27:00 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66991471 778936 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 1 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 14:46:48 -0700 2009 Tue Aug 11 15:00:27 -0700 2009 more...]]> 45462015 1008236 1292291 1400062071 9781400062072 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093m/1292291.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093s/1292291.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292291.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.31 36
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.]]> 2005 0 0 false Thu Feb 05 09:47:02 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 05 09:47:02 -0800 2009 Recent novels about Christian faith (such as Marilynne Robinson's award-winning Gilead, **** Mar/Apr 2005) have found wide audiences; Abide with Me now joins this set. Author of the critically acclaimed Amy and Isabelle (1999), Strout examines one man's spiritual agony and personal journey. In the p...

more...]]> 54450657 1928563 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Thu May 07 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Apr 30 00:09:44 -0700 2009 Sun May 24 13:29:31 -0700 2009 more...]]> 64918445 1675844 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Tue Jul 28 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Jul 25 12:53:11 -0700 2009 Tue Jul 28 14:59:05 -0700 2009
"Paul Tillich, Tyler sai...more...]]> 43351527 997391 1292291 1400062071 9781400062072 8 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093m/1292291.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1182544093s/1292291.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/1292291.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.]]> 2005 3 0 false Sat Jan 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 09:22:13 -0800 2009 Sat Jan 17 09:26:54 -0800 2009 more...]]> 51752923 36944 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 1 1 false Mon Apr 06 18:24:32 -0700 2009 Fri Apr 10 09:15:11 -0700 2009 more...]]> 68981835 2072635 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Sat Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:31:27 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 26 12:36:42 -0700 2009 more...]]> 66408865 2582387 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Tue May 30 00:00:00 -0700 2006 Thu Aug 06 06:29:10 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 06 06:29:57 -0700 2009 more...]]> 46195420 1240646 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 3 0 false Tue Feb 17 00:00:00 -0800 2009 Thu Feb 12 18:09:00 -0800 2009 Tue Feb 17 07:54:55 -0800 2009 more...]]> 27535338 1279582 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 4 0 false Thu Jul 17 11:31:25 -0700 2008 Thu Jul 17 11:31:43 -0700 2008 more...]]> 26446132 688433 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 0 0 false Sun Jul 06 11:55:25 -0700 2008 Sun Jul 06 12:07:07 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4447717 273413 203064 0812971825 9780812971828 146 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284m/203064.jpg http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172645284s/203064.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/203064.Abide_with_Me_A_Novel 3.43 679
Tyler Caskey has come to love West Annett, “just up the road” from where he was born. The short, brilliant summers and the sharp, piercing winters fill him with awe–as does his congregation, full of good people who seek his guidance and listen earnestly as he preaches. But after suffering a terrible loss, Tyler finds it hard to return to himself as he once was. He hasn’t had The Feeling–that God is all around him, in the beauty of the world–for quite some time. He struggles to find the right words in his sermons and in his conversations with those facing crises of their own, and to bring his five-year-old daughter, Katherine, out of the silence she has observed in the wake of the family’s tragedy.

A congregation that had once been patient and kind during Tyler’s grief now questions his leadership and propriety. In the kitchens, classrooms, offices, and stores of the village, anger and gossip have started to swirl. And in Tyler’s darkest hour, a startling discovery will test his congregation’s humanity–and his own will to endure the kinds of trials that sooner or later test us all.

In prose incandescent and artful, Elizabeth Strout draws readers into the details of ordinary life in a way that makes it extraordinary. All is considered–life, love, God, and community–within these pages, and all is made new by this writer’s boundless compassion and graceful prose.


From the Hardcover edition.]]> 2005 2 0 false Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Sun Aug 12 17:43:02 -0700 2007 Wed Aug 22 18:10:11 -0700 2007
I had very high hopes for this novel. The premise was wonderful - In 1959, a widower minister copes with his daughter's behavioral problems while trying to lead his congregation. There was so much potential here and I thought it fell flat.

Perhaps it's because in m...more...]]> 8 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=203064