![]() ![]() A double-edged and satisfying story with a strong female protagonist, a thrilling plot, and a creeping sense of the apocalyptic, Sweet Lamb of Heaven builds to a shattering ending with profound implications for its characters-and for all of us. As his pursuit of Anna and their child moves from threatening to criminal, Ned begins to alter his wife's world in ways she never could have imagined. Anna is on the run from her husband Ned, who has made it clear he has no qualms about kidnapping their baby daughter Lena in order to maintain the picture. Even if Millet’s wrap-up isn’t the one you’re looking for, Sweet Lamb of Heaven is such a nail-biting ride that you won’t notice its shortcomings. But the longer they stay, the less the guests in the dingy motel look like typical tourists-and the less Ned resembles a typical candidate. Although the ending comes more quickly and neatly than I would have preferred, it isn’t the deus ex machina job one expects to be hiding around the corner. When Ned chases Anna and their six-year-old daughter from Alaska to Maine, the two go into hiding in a run-down motel on the coast. Think of Sweet Lamb of Heaven like a Rubik’s cube. ![]() ![]() Likewise greeted with rapturous praise, Sweet Lamb of Heaven is a first-person account of a young mother, Anna, fleeing her cold and unfaithful husband, a businessman who's just launched his first campaign for political office. Lydia Millet's previous work has been shortlisted for the Pulitzer Prize, the National Book Critics Circle Award, and the Los Angeles Times Book Prize. ![]()
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