num_pages: 496
description: Taking its title from the "Battle Hymn of the Republic", IN THE BEAUTY OF THE LILIES traces one family's profound journey through four generations--and across the spiritual landscape of twentieth-century America. It is one of John Updike's fullest and finest work of fiction.
language: English
title: In the Beauty of the Lilies
titlecomplete: In the Beauty of the Lilies (Penguin Modern Classics)
genres: Fiction, 20th Century, Classics, Contemporary, Religion, American, Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction, Literature, Novels
ratings_count: 2074
awards: awardedAt: 852105600000
name: Ambassador Book Award
category: Fiction
publisher: Penguin Classics