diff --git a/node.go b/node.go
index bdf9574..3a0b1b2 100644
--- a/node.go
+++ b/node.go
@@ -5,6 +5,7 @@ import (
 	"bytes"
 	"fmt"
 	"io"
+	"sort"
 	"strconv"
 	"strings"
 )
@@ -19,6 +20,7 @@ const (
 	n_string
 	n_number
 	n_list
+	n_object
 )
 
 var indent = "  "
@@ -341,5 +343,66 @@ func (l *listNode) eval(ctx map[string]interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
 	return out, nil
 }
 
-type list []interface{}
-type object map[string]interface{}
+type objectNode map[string]node
+
+func (o *objectNode) Type() nodeType {
+	return n_object
+}
+
+func (o *objectNode) parse(p *parser) error {
+	if p.peek().t == t_object_end {
+		p.next()
+		return nil
+	}
+	if err := p.ensureNext(t_name, "looking for object field name in parseObject"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	field_name := p.next().s
+	if err := p.ensureNext(t_object_separator, "looking for object separator in parseObject"); err != nil {
+		return err
+	}
+	p.next()
+
+	if n, err := p.parseValue(); err != nil {
+		return err
+	} else {
+		(*o)[field_name] = n
+	}
+
+	switch t := p.peek(); t.t {
+	case t_object_end:
+		p.next()
+		return nil
+	default:
+		return o.parse(p)
+	}
+}
+
+func (o *objectNode) pretty(w io.Writer, prefix string) error {
+	fmt.Fprintf(w, "%sobject:\n", prefix)
+	keys := make([]string, 0, len(*o))
+	for key := range *o {
+		keys = append(keys, key)
+	}
+	sort.Strings(keys)
+	for _, key := range keys {
+		fmt.Fprintf(w, "%s%s:\n", prefix+indent, key)
+		err := (*o)[key].pretty(w, prefix+indent+indent)
+		if err != nil {
+			return err
+		}
+	}
+	return nil
+}
+
+func (o *objectNode) eval(ctx map[string]interface{}) (interface{}, error) {
+	out := make(map[string]interface{}, len(*o))
+	for name, node := range *o {
+		v, err := node.eval(ctx)
+		if err != nil {
+			return nil, err
+		}
+		out[name] = v
+	}
+	return out, nil
+}
diff --git a/parse.go b/parse.go
index 6c87d3a..5325a60 100644
--- a/parse.go
+++ b/parse.go
@@ -99,40 +99,15 @@ func (p *parser) parseValue() (node, error) {
 				return nil, err
 			}
 			return n, nil
-		// 	return p.parseList(make(list, 0, 4))
-		// case t_object_start:
-		// 	return p.parseObject(make(object))
+		case t_object_start:
+			p.next()
+			n := &objectNode{}
+			if err := n.parse(p); err != nil {
+				return nil, err
+			}
+			return n, nil
 		default:
 			return nil, fmt.Errorf("parse error: unexpected %v token while looking for value", t.t)
 		}
 	}
 }
-
-func (p *parser) parseObject(obj object) (object, error) {
-	if p.peek().t == t_object_end {
-		p.next()
-		return obj, nil
-	}
-	if err := p.ensureNext(t_name, "looking for object field name in parseObject"); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	field_name := p.next().s
-	if err := p.ensureNext(t_object_separator, "looking for object separator in parseObject"); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	}
-	p.next()
-
-	if v, err := p.parseValue(); err != nil {
-		return nil, err
-	} else {
-		obj[field_name] = v
-	}
-
-	switch t := p.peek(); t.t {
-	case t_object_end:
-		p.next()
-		return obj, nil
-	default:
-		return p.parseObject(obj)
-	}
-}
diff --git a/tests/parse/04.in b/tests/parse/04.in
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..c4c5bf1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parse/04.in
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+an_object: {
+    item_one: 1
+    item_two: "two"
+    item_three: [1 2 3]
+    item_four: {
+        item_one: "one"
+        item_two: 2
+        item_three: ["one" "two" "three"]
+    }
+}
diff --git a/tests/parse/04.out b/tests/parse/04.out
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..f4027be
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/parse/04.out
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+root:
+  assign:
+    name:
+      an_object
+    value:
+      object:
+        item_four:
+          object:
+            item_one:
+              string:
+                one
+            item_three:
+              list:
+                string:
+                  one
+                string:
+                  two
+                string:
+                  three
+            item_two:
+              number:
+                2
+        item_one:
+          number:
+            1
+        item_three:
+          list:
+            number:
+              1
+            number:
+              2
+            number:
+              3
+        item_two:
+          string:
+            two