The homemade god : a novel / Rachel Joyce.
"There is a heatwave across Europe, and four siblings have gathered at their family's lake house to seek answers about their father, a famous artist, who recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his long-awaited masterpiece. Now he is dead. And there is no sign of his final painting. As the siblings try to piece together what happened, they spend the summer in a state of lawlessness: living under the same roof for the first time in decades, forced to confront the buried wounds they incurred as his children, and waiting for answers. Though they have always been close, the things they learn that summer-about themselves, and their father-will drive them apart before they can truly understand his legacy. Meanwhile, their stepmother's enigmatic presence looms over the house. Is she the force that will finally destroy the family for good?"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780593448298
- ISBN: 0593448294
- Physical Description: 320 pages ; 25 cm
- Edition: First U.S. edition.
- Publisher: New York : The Dial Press, [2025]
- Copyright: ©2025
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| Genre: | Domestic fiction. |
Available copies
- 8 of 25 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 0 of 1 copy available at Madison County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 11 current holds with 25 total copies.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Madison Main Library | FIC JOY (Text) | 30229101394152 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/22/2025 |
| Bordeaux Library | CMB1877954 (Text) | CMB1877957 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Cliffdale Library | CMB1877954 (Text) | CMB1877956 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | CMB1877954 (Text) | CMB1877958 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Edneyville Branch | JOY (Text) | 33258010472306 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/22/2025 |
| G.V. Barbee, Sr. Library | FIC JOY (Text) | 31420621502718 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 09/03/2025 |
| Haywood County Main Library | F Joyce (Text) | 33115007715087 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/27/2025 |
| Henderson Main Branch | JOY (Text) | 33258010472315 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/20/2025 |
| Hope Mills Library | CMB1877954 (Text) | CMB1877955 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Leath Memorial Library | FIC JOYCE (Text) | 58198050021016 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Leland Library | FIC JOY (Text) | 31423621418562 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/19/2025 |
| Lenoir Library | F JOYCE Rachel (Text) | 50669013487575 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/28/2025 |
| Margaret and James Harper, Jr. Library | FIC JOY (Text) | 31421621472225 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/29/2025 |
| Martin Memorial Library | Fic (Text) | 38344200535704 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| North Regional Library | CMB1877954 (Text) | CMB1877954 | Technical Services | In process | - |
| Ocracoke Community Library | MCN FIC (Text) | 38344101800330 | Mcnaughton Fiction | Available | - |
| Pack Memorial Library | F JOY (Text) | 0020660486182 | Adult New Fiction | On holds shelf | - |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | FIC Joyce (Text) | 38955500195541 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Rourk Library | FIC JOY (Text) | 31422621496149 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Southern Branch | F JOYCE Rachel (Text) | 50669013422192 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/15/2025 |
| Statesville Main Library | F JOYCE (Text) | 33114018933838 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/23/2025 |
| Transylvania County Library | FIC JOY (Text) | 38079300298460 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Troutman Branch Library | F JOYCE (Text) | 33114018933846 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/16/2025 |
| Valdese Public Library | F JOY (Text) | 33557004736229 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Warren County Memorial Library | F JOY (Text) | 38017000366195 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
Summary:
"There is a heatwave across Europe, and four siblings have gathered at their family's lake house to seek answers about their father, a famous artist, who recently remarried a much younger woman and decamped to Italy to finish his long-awaited masterpiece. Now he is dead. And there is no sign of his final painting. As the siblings try to piece together what happened, they spend the summer in a state of lawlessness: living under the same roof for the first time in decades, forced to confront the buried wounds they incurred as his children, and waiting for answers. Though they have always been close, the things they learn that summer-about themselves, and their father-will drive them apart before they can truly understand his legacy. Meanwhile, their stepmother's enigmatic presence looms over the house. Is she the force that will finally destroy the family for good?"--
