A Children's Bible: A Novel
Written by Lydia Millet
Narrated by Xe Sands
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About this audiobook
Pulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millet's sublime new novel—her first since the National Book Award long-listed Sweet Lamb of Heaven—follows a group of 12 eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion.
Contemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the group's ringleaders—including Eve, who narrates the story—decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.
As the scenes of devastation begin to mimic events in the dog-eared picture Bible carried around by her beloved little brother, Eve devotes herself to keeping him safe from harm.
A Children's Bible is a prophetic, heartbreaking story of generational divide—and a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.
Editor's Note
An ill-fated vacation…
Lydia Millett’s follow-up to “Sweet Lamb of Heaven” is the story of an ill-fated vacation for 12 children and their parents at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Growing tired of their elders’ bacchanal of sex and drugs, the young ones set out on their own just as a devastating storm descends. What follows is a bitingly funny meditation on climate change, generational divide, religion, and so much more.
Lydia Millet
Lydia Millet is the PEN Award-winning author of eleven works of literary fiction, including Sweet Lamb of Heaven and Magnificence, which have been New York Times Notables and Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalists. She lives in Arizona.
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Reviews for A Children's Bible
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- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Best book I have read lately. Beautiful, poignant and memorable. A parable of our times.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Brilliant! This is a standout story. Didn’t know what to expect and loved every minute. Really well written and narrated. Wow!
- Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5This was really interesting. I liked the characters even though you don't really get to know them. They go through some crazy stuff, and the adults are...well they almost try at the end. These kids are crazy resourceful though.
- Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Really interesting and thought provoking. The kind of book I know I will keep thinking about long after I've finished it.
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