Finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for FictionOne of the New York Times' Ten Best Books of the YearNamed one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many othersNational Bestseller"A blistering little classic." ―Ron Charles, Washington PostA Children’s Bible follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion. Contemptuous of their parents, the children decide to run away when a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, embarking on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside. Lydia Millet’s prophetic and heartbreaking story of generational divide offers a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation.
