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Abide with Me: A Novel (Paperback)

by Elizabeth Strout (Author)

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Paperback: 320 pages
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks; Reprint edition (Mar 13 2007)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0812971825
ISBN-13: 978-0812971828
Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13 x 1.8 cm
Shipping Weight: 273 g

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Strout's satisfying follow-up to her 1999 debut, Amy and Isabel, follows a recent widower from grief through breakdown to recovery in 1959 smalltown Maine. The father of two young girls and the newly appointed minister of the fictional town of West Annett, Tyler Caskey is quietly devastated by wife Lauren's death following a prolonged illness. Tyler's older daughter Katherine is deeply antisocial at school and at home; his adorable younger daughter Jeannie has been sent to live upstate with Tyler's overbearing mother. Talk begins to spread of Katherine's increasing unsoundness and of Tyler's possible affair with his devoted-though-suspicious housekeeper, Connie Hatch. It's spearheaded by the gossipy Ladies' Aide Society, whose members bear down on Tyler like the dark clouds of a gathering storm. Meanwhile, Tyler's grief shades into an angry, cynical depression, leaving him unable to parent his troubled daughter or minister to his congregation, and putting his job and family at risk. Strout's deadpan, melancholy prose powerfully conveys Tyler's sense of internal confinement. The uplifting ending arrives too easily, but on the whole, Strout has crafted a harrowing meditation of exile on Main Street. (Mar.)
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Using beautiful prose, Elizabeth Strout tells the story of minister Tyler Caskey and his congregation in a rural New England town. Gerrianne Raphael reads Strout's fluid and candidly human dialogue with a distinct, believable, and appropriate voice-lovable characters sound warm and genuine when speaking while those with shallow hearts appear as such. As events unfold around them, and Tyler and his daughter struggle to find their equilibrium after the death of his wife, Raphael expertly conveys the frustration and despair of the characters. The whole package is well done, with the exception of the abridgment, which wraps up a sticky mess a little too cleanly and quickly. H.L.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine-- Copyright © AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Home is Not a Safe Place, May 17 2009

By	Ian Gordon Malcomson (Smithers, Canada) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Elizabeth Strout's "Abide with Me" is both a beguiling and troubling read. It deals with the early career of an Episcopalian minister who returns to a New England town near his birthplace to launch his ministry. Everything could not be more picture perfect. The lovely state of Maine in fall with its changing autumnal colors. What an ideal spot to start on one's mission to serve God: a pretty wife, two happy children, significant roots in the area, and a congregation eager to absorb your messages of hope and cheer. A story right out of "Woman's Weekly" you might think, but after hooking her readers on the initial smoothness of the natural setting and the apparent ease of the people, Strout starts to introduce them to the real story behind the facade. Before too long we are immersed in what appears to be the life of a tightly-knit community that is unfortunately beset with a bad case of social dysfunctionality. This is not a happy place to live and work. There is a spiritual ugliness existing just below the surface of people's daily lives, and it is about to manifest itself in all its fury. Tyler Caskey, as the new minister, has come to serve the spiritual needs of a small rural congregation but what he ends up discovering is that he is not cut out for the formidable task ahead of him. Like Dietrich Bonhoeffer, his hero, Caskey quickly learns how inadequate are his resources and training to help the people around him resolve his their own personal challenges. This book is a study in contrasts between the perfect existence we long for and the harsh reality we have to cope with in order to meet the needs of others. The strength of this novel is Strout's ability to introduce trouble into the life of her main character without making him a stoic victim of outrageous circumstances. Every adversity Caskey faces seems to bring him closer to understanding and ministering to the pressing needs of his congregants. As life begins to close in on Caskey, what with the death of his wife and the swirl of rumors concerning his lack of parenting skills, there is a sense that perhaps he is not cut out for being a spiritual leader. Nevertheless, he labours on only to encounter severer testing of his resolve to serve. Strout's furnace of adversity for Casky and his church reaches peak temperature somewhere near the end of the story when he decides that he is too helpless himself to be able to assist others resolve inner conflicts. It is at this point that the true healing balm of compassion and grace kicks in and starts to bring about the real peace of the spirit that has been sadly lacking in people's lives up till now. Strout has done a marvellous job in taking the ordinary lives of people, with all their hang-ups, and making something special out of it. There are no quick-fix solutions in this novel. This would be an inspiring book for any pastor who is facing strong head winds when working with an intractable congregation.

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5.0 out of 5 stars AFFECTING AND COMPELLING, Mar 29 2006

By	Gail Cooke (TX, USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 50 REVIEWER) (REAL NAME)

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Elizabeth Strout won me with her debut novel, Amy and Isabelle. I found it to be both affecting and compelling, written by one who felt a deep affection for the characters she created and also possessed a sympathetic understanding of the human condition. The same might be said of Abide With Me set in West Annett, Maine.

The year is 1959 and this small New England town is like many others. It is a place where some secrets are kept and others are whispered. A pillar of the community is Tyler Caskey, a minister with a loyal following, who strives to serve his congregants well.

When is wife dies quite suddenly Tyler is left with two young girls, Jeannie, the baby of the family goes to live with her grandmother and Katharine who at the age of five shows various signs of an emotional disturbance stays in West Annett with her father.

Tyler has his hands full, trying to remain steadfast despite his heartrending loss and care for Katharine. When her teacher makes an appointment with him to discuss the child's problems she misreads Tyler, finding him to be imperious rather than concerned. She spreads her opinion of him throughout the town.

There is but one friend for Tyler and that is Connie his housekeeper. She is someone in whom he can confide. When he attempts to bring Jeannie home to be cared for by Connie, his mother strenuously objects. In addition, Tyler's very world seems to be crumbling about him as his beliefs are shaken.

One again Elizabeth Strout has crafted a story of timeless appeal with life, God, honor, and respect as the foundation for her narrative.

Actress Gerrianne Raphael is a versatile performer with theatre credits ranging from Man of a Mancha to Li'l Abner to Candide with the Philadelphia Opera. Her reading brings tears to the eyes and joy to the heart as listeners are carried to a more than satisfying denouement.

- Gail Cooke

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