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
Search for related items by subject
- Subject:
- Siblings > Fiction.
Father and child > Fiction.
Stepmothers > Fiction.
Families > Fiction.
Artists > Fiction.
Painters > Fiction.
Fathers > Death > Fiction.
Heat waves (Meteorology) > Fiction.
May-December romances > Fiction.
Dwellings > Fiction.
Stepfamilies > Fiction.
Italy > Fiction. - Genre:
- Domestic fiction.
Available copies
- 38 of 43 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 2 of 2 copies available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 43 total copies.
Other Formats and Editions
Show Only Available Copies
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jacksonville Main Library | FIC JOYCE (Text) | 36015002502793 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Richlands Branch Library | FIC JOYCE (Text) | 36015002502801 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Andrews Public Library | F JOY (Text) | 80605003762670 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Belhaven Public Library | FIC (Text) | 38344400221758 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bordeaux Library | F JOYCE (Text) | 31781069903159 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Bunn Branch | F/Joyce (Text) | 72350000131928 | Adult New Fiction | Checked out | 08/24/2026 |
| Clemmons Branch | FIC Joyce, Rachel (Text) | 0112524498094 | Adult New Fiction | Available | - |
| Cliffdale Library | F JOYCE (Text) | 31781069903167 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Cumberland Headquarters | F JOYCE (Text) | 31781069903175 | Adult Fiction | Available | - |
| Edneyville Branch | JOY (Text) | 33258010472306 | Adult Fiction | Checked out | 08/12/2026 |
Accessibility Features
| LDR | 02654nam a22004691i 4500 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 001 | 14806358 | ||
| 003 | CARDINAL | ||
| 005 | 20250709201306.0 | ||
| 008 | 250107t20252025nyu e 000 1 eng d | ||
| 010 | . | ‡a 2025000786 | |
| 020 | . | ‡a9780593448298 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 020 | . | ‡a0593448294 ‡q(hardcover) | |
| 035 | . | ‡a(OCoLC)1458538929 | |
| 040 | . | ‡aDLC ‡beng ‡erda ‡cDLC | |
| 043 | . | ‡ae-it--- | |
| 050 | 0 | 0. | ‡aPR6110.O98 ‡bH66 2025 |
| 082 | 0 | 0. | ‡a823/.92 ‡223/eng/20250108 |
| 100 | 1 | . | ‡aJoyce, Rachel, ‡eauthor. ‡0(CARDINAL)399535 |
| 245 | 1 | 4. | ‡aThe homemade god : ‡ba novel / ‡cRachel Joyce. |
| 250 | . | ‡aFirst U.S. edition. | |
| 264 | 1. | ‡aNew York : ‡bThe Dial Press, ‡c[2025] | |
| 264 | 4. | ‡c©2025 | |
| 300 | . | ‡a320 pages ; ‡c25 cm | |
| 336 | . | ‡atext ‡btxt ‡2rdacontent | |
| 337 | . | ‡aunmediated ‡bn ‡2rdamedia | |
| 338 | . | ‡avolume ‡bnc ‡2rdacarrier | |
| 520 | . | ‡a"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?"-- ‡cProvided by publisher. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aSiblings ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)341089 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFather and child ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)349475 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aStepmothers ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)346852 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFamilies ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)293924 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aArtists ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)301124 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aPainters ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)343924 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aFathers ‡xDeath ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)342453 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aHeat waves (Meteorology) ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aMay-December romances ‡vFiction. | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aDwellings ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)353209 | |
| 650 | 0. | ‡aStepfamilies ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)352750 | |
| 651 | 0. | ‡aItaly ‡vFiction. ‡0(CARDINAL)300703 | |
| 655 | 7. | ‡aDomestic fiction. ‡2lcgft ‡0(CARDINAL)335559 | |
| 776 | 0 | 8. | ‡iOnline version: ‡aJoyce, Rachel. ‡tHomemade god. ‡bFirst edition ‡dNew York, NY : The Dial Press, 2025 ‡z9780593448304 ‡w(DLC) 2025000787 |
| 901 | . | ‡a14806358 ‡bAUTOGEN ‡c14806358 ‡tbiblio ‡sSystem Local | |
