Book called a long way home7/25/2023 ![]() And lost loved ones - for Poe’s unnamed narrator, it’s Lenore. The Raven, not unlike The Long Way Home, is a tale of devotion, memory, and again healing - the balm. Is there - is there balm in Gilead? - tell me - tell me, I implore!” “The Balm in Gilead” is also mentioned in Edgar Allan Poe’s The Raven. ![]() The hymn has since gone on to be recorded by the likes of Paul Robeson, Nina Simone and Mahalia Jackson. The composition was probably drawn from a traditional African American spiritual, that was passed down orally for generations, before Glass transcribed it. Glass claimed “There is a Balm in Gilead” as his own but that is unlikely. ![]() The hymnal that Gamache covets is almost certainly from Washington Glass’s book, The Sinner’s Cure, first published in 1854. Those of you who have read The Long Way Home know that the notion of healing is paramount to the story. Saroo had become lost on a train in India at the age of five. In the New Testament the “balm” becomes a symbol for Christ himself, who God sends to heal the suffering of his people. A Long Way Home Saroo Brierley, Larry Buttrose (Ghostwriter), Vikas Adam (Narrator) 4.11 61,819 ratings5,094 reviews When Saroo Brierley used Google Earth to find his long-lost home town half a world away, he made global headlines. Gilead is first mentioned in the Old Testament (Jeremiah 8:22) and the actual “balm” refers to a healing salve that was indigenous to the area. I will pray you find a way to be useful.”Īnd while Robinson’s novel itself is set in a fictional town in Iowa, the title was influenced by the Biblical town of Gilead which means “hill of testimony” and was situated east of the Jordan River. ![]() Though not the same as the 2004 book, Louise does acknowledge Robinson’s novel as “remarkable” and, in fact, two pages later in The Long Way Home Clara quotes directly from Robinson’s work, “I’ll pray that you grow up a brave man in a brave country. The Long Way Home (37-38, Trade Paper Edition) “The Balm in Gilead,” she read the title, and searched her memory. Then he lifted his hand and showed it to, but when she reached out for it, Gamache drew it back. Gamache kept his large hand splayed over the cover of the book, forcing it shut as though trapping the story inside. ![]()
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