Prodigal Summer -- Barbara Kingsolver

<p><strong>National Bestseller</strong></p><p><strong>"A blend of breathtaking artistry, encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. . . and ardent commitment to the supremacy of nature." -- <em>San Francisco Chronicle</em></strong></p><p><strong>In this beautiful novel, Barbara Kingsolver, <em>New York Times</em> bestselling author of <em>Demon Copperhead </em>and <em>The Poisonwood Bible</em>, weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.</strong></p><p>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.</p><br><br><b>Author:</b> Barbara Kingsolver<br><b>Publisher:</b> Harper<br><b>Published:</b> 11/07/2000<br><b>Pages:</b> 640<br><b>Binding Type:</b> Paperback<br><b>Weight:</b> 1.57lbs<br><b>Size:</b> 9.20h x 6.26w x 1.53d<br><b>ISBN:</b> 9780060199661<br><b>Large Print</b><br><br><b>Accelerated Reader:</b><br><b>Reading Level:</b> 5.7<br><b>Point