Robinson's third book. This one won the Orange prize. This book is closely connected with her second, Gilead (see my other reviews). Though the two can be read totally independently of each other, there is a deeper sense of understanding of both books if you can get to read them both, I don't think it really matters which one you read first. Like her previous two novels, Home is a character driven novel, though it does have a strong traditional narrative to it- it is the prodigal son story given a haunting, sad take. I thought Robinson was at her best in the almost suffocating scenes where the wayward son quietly, humbly, returns home, ...  Read the complete review