Prodigal Summer
Format: library binding
ISBN:
9781442072503 (1442072504)
Publish date: August 21st 2009
Publisher: Baker & Taylor, CATS
Pages no: 444
Edition language: English
Barbara Kingsolver's fifth novel is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself. It weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives amid the mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. Over the course of one humid summer,...
Wasn't a fast paced read but I loved it. Loved the characters and the way she wove nature and biology into the story.
I'm going to gush because I don't possess the skill to organize words in a manner that will adequately laud this wonderful book. Everything about it was beautiful - the descriptions of the landscape made me feel like I was in the forest, or in the fields. The last time I read something that brough...
One of Barbara's best
I'm giving this book 4 stars despite a few heavy handed preachy passages since I really did enjoy it overall.