Housekeeping

Ruth is tall and angular, preferring to stay in the shadows, unlike her younger sister Lucille, a cheerful fashionista. Left orphaned, they live in a small town in the mountains, raised by elderly relatives. Everything changes with the arrival of their eccentric aunt Sylvie, their late mother’s sister. Sylvie prefers to sleep outside, watch the sunrise over the lake, and wander through the forest for hours. For some, her life seems meaningless, but for others it is a path to spiritual enlightenment. Lucille has difficulty accepting her aunt’s oddities, while Ruth finds in her a kindred spirit. Robinson’s prose, awarded many times, immerses the reader in a meditative state, revealing new horizons of freedom.