Prodigal Summer

A Novel

by Barbara Kingsolver

On Sale: 10/16/2001

Prodigal Summer

A Novel

by Barbara Kingsolver

On Sale: 10/16/2001

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About the Book

National Bestseller

“A blend of breathtaking artistry, encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. . . and ardent commitment to the supremacy of nature.” — San Francisco Chronicle

In this beautiful novel, Barbara Kingsolver, New York Times bestselling author of Demon Copperhead and The Poisonwood Bible, weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.

Over the course of one humid summer, as the urge to procreate overtakes the lush countryside, this novel's intriguing protagonists—a reclusive wildlife biologist, a young farmer's wife marooned far from home, and a pair of elderly, feuding neighbors—face disparate predicaments but find connections to one another and to the flora and fauna with whom they necessarily share a place. Their discoveries are embedded inside countless intimate lessons of biology, the realities of small farming, and the final, urgent truth that humans are only one piece of life on earth.

Critical Praise

“A lush, bountiful, opinionated novel of social conscience” — Washington Post Book World

“As illuminating as it is absorbing. . . . Resonates with the author’s overarching wisdom and passion.” — New York Times

“Full of ... tenderness, humour and earthy spirituality.” — Christian Science Monitor

“[Kingsolver’s] sexy, lyrical fifth novel renders our solitary yearnings with a finely trained eye and ear.” — People

“A blend of breathtaking artistry, encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. . . and ardent commitment to the supremacy of nature. . . . .Barbara Kingsolver remains a voice readers have come to respect and love, a writer we will keep reading for as long as she continues to grace us with her bounty.” — San Francisco Chronicle

"A triumphant return to the southern Appalachians of her own childhood." — Orlando Sentinel

“A warm, intricately constructed book shot through with an extraordinary amount of insight and information about the wonders of the invisible world.” — Newsweek

"Ms. Kingsolver's writing is generously well-grafted; choice moments ... radiate from nearly every page." — Wall Street Journal

"As lush, rich and abundant as nature itself ... Prodigal Summer is quietly breathtaking, and its vista awe-inspiring." — Buffalo News

“Kingsolver deftly addresses the struggle between mankind and nature . . . . A lush. . . novel of love and loss in Appalachia.” — US Magazine

“Compelling ... Lives that are less simple, and far more passionate, than they appear.” — Glamour Magazine

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780060959036
  • ISBN 10: 0060959037
  • Imprint: Harper Perennial
  • On Sale: 10/16/2001
  • Pages: 464
  • List Price:22.00 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FICTION / Small Town & Rural
  • BISAC2 : FICTION / Literary
  • BISAC3 : FICTION / Cultural Heritage
  • BISAC4 : FICTION / Action & Adventure
  • BISAC5 : FICTION / Psychological
  • BISAC6 : FICTION / Sagas
  • BISAC7 : FICTION / Contemporary Women
  • BISAC8 : FICTION / Coming of Age
  • BISAC9 : FICTION / Classics
  • BISAC10 : FICTION / Political

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