In the Beauty of the Lilies

Nov 27, 2025 7:20 AM

Author:John Updike

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.

Reviews

'A proper Pern novel...bodes well for future volumes'

—— SFX

Dragonsblood is a good yarn, fitting perfectly into the Pern series, yet something I don't think I would have thought up myself. Enjoy, as I did, another point of view about Pern

—— Anne McCaffrey (from her introduction to Dragonsblood)

A social satire that's biting and touching in equal measures

—— Cosmopolitan

I think what she's doing is great. We write about the real Hollywood'

—— JACKIE COLLINS

Bitchy and entertaining

—— Elle

Hysterical...Full of glamour, bitching and backstabbing - we love it

—— B

With this biting exposé of Hollywood marriages, Gigi Levangie is the worthy successor to Jackie Collins' throne

—— Heat

'Acidic and unforgiving...This hilariously accurate skewering of the mores - and the morons - of Hollywood left a deliciously vile taste in my mouth, and I loved it!

—— The New York Observer

'Irrestistably engaging'

—— Kirkus

'Witty and intelligent...just the thing for a lazy summer day'

—— Newsday

Genuine wit and charm

—— Image

Witty novel about life and love after divorce, Hollywood-style.

—— Daily Express

A bitchy and entertaining look at life in La-La Land

—— The Sun

A perfect poolside read

—— New Woman

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