The Dearly Beloved
Book description
"This gentle, gorgeously written book may be one of my favorites ever." -Jenna Bush Hager (A Today show "Read with Jenna" Book Club Selection!)
"A thoughtful, beautiful multigenerational novel about love, God, jealousy, and friendship." -Elizabeth Gilbert, author of Eat, Pray, Love
"A moving portrait of love and friendship set…
Why read it?
1 author picked The Dearly Beloved as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
A tale of two couples whose lives become forever intertwined, this one’s for those who enjoy books which span long periods of time, covering nearly the characters’ full life spans and all the messy, beautiful things they contain. Touching on grief, spirituality, and the church (though never in a “preachy” way), friendship, fierce parental love, and a quest to understand neurodivergence in the 1960s and 70s, it’s emotional and impactful in all the best ways.
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