nPulitzer Prize finalist Lydia Millets sublime new novel--her first since the National Book Award long-listed Sweet Lamb of Heaven--follows a group of twelve eerily mature children on a forced vacation with their families at a sprawling lakeside mansion.Contemptuous of their parents, who pass their days in a stupor of liquor, drugs, and sex, the children feel neglected and suffocated at the same time. When a destructive storm descends on the summer estate, the groups ringleaders--including Eve, who narrates the story--decide to run away, leading the younger ones on a dangerous foray into the apocalyptic chaos outside.As the scenes of devastation begin to mimic events in the dog-eared picture Bible carried around by her beloved little brother, Eve devotes herself to keeping him safe from harm.A Childrens Bible is a prophetic, heartbreaking story of generational divide--and a haunting vision of what awaits us on the far side of Revelation. nOne of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year n Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others n National Bestseller n nA blistering little classic. --Ron Charles, Washington Post nOne of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year n Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others n National Bestseller n nA blistering little classic. --Ron Charles, Washington Post nOne of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year n Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others n National Bestseller n nA blistering little classic. --Ron Charles, Washington Post nOne of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year n Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others n National Bestseller n nA blistering little classic. --Ron Charles, Washington Post nOne of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year n Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many others n National Bestseller n nA blistering little classic. --Ron Charles, Washington Post nOne of the New York Times Ten Best Books of the Year n Named one of the best novels of the year by Time, Washington Post, NPR, Chicago Tribune, Esquire, BBC, and many othe