After their grandmother dies and two elderly great-aunts prove unable to care for them, their eccentric aunt Sylvie —a transient who has lived as a drifter—returns to Fingerbone to raise them.
As Sylvie’s unconventional "housekeeping" (letting leaves accumulate inside, sleeping with her shoes on) becomes more erratic, the sisters drift apart. Lucille craves normalcy and order , eventually leaving to live with a teacher. Ruth, however, finds a deep spiritual connection to Sylvie’s transient lifestyle . Housekeeping: A Novel
A modern classic, Marilynne Robinson's Housekeeping is the story of Ruth and her younger sister, Lucille, who grow up haphazardly, Unabridged Books, Inc. After their grandmother dies and two elderly great-aunts