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Prodigal Summer Display

Barbara Kingsolver

  • 444 pages ยท about 7 hours
  • First published 2000
  • 23 editions
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1 About this book

This lush tale interweaves the narratives of three women in southern Appalachia, where the reproductive urge rages through the verdant natural world, but where science and economics play their prominent roles, also. Barbara Kingsolver shows her highest powers in this impressive and vibrant piece. Her technical expertise teaches us a great deal about wildlife management and agricultual economics, but so much more about the indomitable human spirit.

  • Domestic fiction
  • Farm life
  • Mountain life
  • Social life and customs
  • Farmers
  • Hunters
  • Manners and customs
  • Appalachian mountains

2 About Barbara Kingsolver

Born 1955

Barbara Ellen Kingsolver (born April 8, 1955) is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo; and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead.

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