Millet has a knack for planting plainspoken, world-weary narrators in otherworldly circumstances, and Anna is one of her sharpest, most intriguingly philosophical creations., repare to be surprised by more than plot twists. Millet's fine prose as rich with fresh imagery as it is open-minded to life's hidden possibilities., A peculiar, stirring thriller. A feat of genre-breaking., Operating, as always, on multiple levels with artistic panache, emotional precision, and profound intent, Millet transforms a violent family conflict into a war of cosmic proportions over nothing less than life itself., A rare pleasure to read. This may be her most beguiling and accessible creation yet., We didn't know we needed a metaphysical thriller, but here Millet is with a fine one.

Unpredictable in the best sense, Millet's eye-opening stories and conceptions are irresistibly interesting. A winner., Millet evinces a rare capacity to surprise and fascinate readers. sneaks in some high-minded themes (the nature of reality, the fragility of human connection) without distracting one iota from the suspense. By novel's end.the stakes have been raised through the roof., ddictive, unsettling. 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.Ī 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.Novel so eerie, so chilling and provocative, that you might find yourself rethinking everything you thought you knew about language, belief, and where our human race might be going., e have a real thriller on our hands.part of a higher-stakes game being played by Millet, one that will ultimately, unabashedly touch on time, beauty, horror, God, demons and the very nature of being. 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. 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. 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. Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction: Blending domestic thriller and psychological horror, this compelling page-turner follows a mother fleeing her estranged husband.

Sweet Lamb of Heaven by Lydia Millet