Lamb in His Bosom is the story of what may be the unluckiest family in Georgia before the Civil War. Like a shepherd, his flock, will he tend, In his own arm, will he take up the lambs, And in his own bosom, will he carry them , - Them which are with young, will he lead to a place of rest. Caroline Miller published her first novel, Lamb in His Bosom, in 1933 and became the first Georgian to win the Pulitzer Prize for fiction. Lamb in His Bosom 1934 Pulitzer Prize Winner for the Novel Lamb in His Bosom CAROLINE MILLER with an Afterword by Elizabeth Fox-Genovese Published by On the unscientific scale, Lamb in His Bosom receives a “there’s no way I can envision you sticking with this book long enough to extract its few worthwhile elements”. Whether it’s illness, stillbirth, gangrene, fire (twice), or even panther attack, it seems like everything that could go wrong, does. It's about the life and extended family of Cean Carver Smith, beginning with her marriage to Lonzo Smith and their setting up housekeeping in their newly built tree-chiseled home among the pines, six miles west of her parents' farm. The Jury. Lamb in His Bosom is a 1934 novel by Caroline Miller.. It also won the Prix Femina in 1934 and became an immediate best-seller. He shall feed his flock like a shepherd: he shall gather the lambs with his arm, and carry them in his bosom, and shall gently lead those that are with young. Lamb in his bosom by Caroline Pafford Miller, 1978, Franklin Library edition, in English - A limited ed. Lamb in His Bosom, by Caroline Miller (Harper) Share: Twitter Facebook Email. Albert B. Paine. 1947. New King James Version He will feed His flock like a shepherd; He will gather the lambs with His arm, And carry them in His bosom, And gently lead those who are with young. It tells the story of Cean Smith, a wife and mother in the remote backwoods region of South Georgia. Winners in Novel. The Jury. All the King's Men, by Robert Penn Warren (Harcourt) 1945. At the beginning of the narrative a teenaged Cean marries Lonzo Smith, a taciturn but affectionate farmer. Buy a copy today! Jefferson B. Fletcher (Chair) Robert M. Lovett. lamb in his bosom by Caroline Miller ‧ RELEASE DATE: July 15, 1934 First runner-up in the Harper prize contest, and the book of the six which, I understood, were sent to the judges, to which this reader would have awarded the prize. Many names and historical parts of this book were contributed by William Avery … At its best, maybe 2/3 of the way through, there were definitely situations I liked better than any comparable paragraph in maybe half of the Pulitzers I’ve read. It won the Pulitzer Prize for the Novel in 1934. 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