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In the Beauty of the Lilies

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Kiadó: Fawcett Crest
Kiadás helye: New York
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Kötés típusa: Ragasztott papírkötés
Oldalszám: 465 oldal
Sorozatcím: Fawcett Crest Fiction
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Nyelv: Angol  
Méret: 17 cm x 11 cm
ISBN: 0-449-22551-8
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IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES . Taking its title from the "Battle-Hymn of the Repűblic " IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES traces four generations of one family's profound journey through the spiritual landscape of twentie th- century America. It begins in 1910, when Clarence Wilmot, a Presbyterián clergyman in Paterson, New Jersey, loses his faith at the precise moment actress Mary Pickford faints on the set of D. W. Griffith's A Caű to Árms. This reaiization and its aftermath forever affect the fiiture of the Wilmot family. Suddenly without a job, Clarence ends up selling encyelopedias door-to-door while becoming increasingly fascinated with the exciting new médium of "moving pictures." His cautious and troubled son Teddy--faithless himself-marries a good Methodist girl. Together théy have a da-ughter, Esther, whose prayers arc always answered. A vivacious beauty, she grows up to be a sexy screen goddess, worshipped by a nation. In turn, her neglected son Clark makes his way back to the... Tovább

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IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES . Taking its title from the "Battle-Hymn of the Repűblic " IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES traces four generations of one family's profound journey through the spiritual landscape of twentie th- century America. It begins in 1910, when Clarence Wilmot, a Presbyterián clergyman in Paterson, New Jersey, loses his faith at the precise moment actress Mary Pickford faints on the set of D. W. Griffith's A Caű to Árms. This reaiization and its aftermath forever affect the fiiture of the Wilmot family. Suddenly without a job, Clarence ends up selling encyelopedias door-to-door while becoming increasingly fascinated with the exciting new médium of "moving pictures." His cautious and troubled son Teddy--faithless himself-marries a good Methodist girl. Together théy have a da-ughter, Esther, whose prayers arc always answered. A vivacious beauty, she grows up to be a sexy screen goddess, worshipped by a nation. In turn, her neglected son Clark makes his way back to the fiery fundamentalism of Protestant piety, forging his ow.n inevitable, and ultimately tragic/destiny. ... An astonishi wnter. Vissza

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