In the Beauty of the Lilies
- ISBN-10
- 0449911217
- ISBN-13
- 9780449911211
- Series
- In the Beauty of the Lilies
- Category
- Fiction
- Pages
- 491
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Random House Trade Paperbacks
- Author
- John Updike
Description
A critically acclaimed novel by the Pulitzer Prize-winning writer traces one family's profound journey over four generations and across the spiritual landscape of twentieth-century America. Reprint.
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- 2018-02-11
- 122 pages
- Paperback
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- 2011-05
- 535 pages
- Paperback
- Trafford Publishing
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