Renniemist
12th December 2006, 13:35
Prodigal Summer
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer 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, this novel’s intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connection to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place.
I first came across Barbara Kingsolver earlier this year when I read The Poisonwood Bible. It was one of my favourite books this year. Prodigal Summer is another favourite. It is about nature and people and how they interact with each other. The descriptions are wonderful. The book is so full of life; plants, insects, animals and humans are all ready to get down to the business of reproducing themselves. Kingsolver of course has a message she wants to tell: about nature and evolution and modern farming methods.
The book is however basically a charming story about the people over the course of the summer. It is about their joys and their sorrows and how each of them interacts with one another. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be looking to read more of Kingolver’s books very soon.
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Prodigal Summer 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, this novel’s intriguing protagonists face disparate predicaments but find connection to one another and to the flora and fauna with which they necessarily share a place.
I first came across Barbara Kingsolver earlier this year when I read The Poisonwood Bible. It was one of my favourite books this year. Prodigal Summer is another favourite. It is about nature and people and how they interact with each other. The descriptions are wonderful. The book is so full of life; plants, insects, animals and humans are all ready to get down to the business of reproducing themselves. Kingsolver of course has a message she wants to tell: about nature and evolution and modern farming methods.
The book is however basically a charming story about the people over the course of the summer. It is about their joys and their sorrows and how each of them interacts with one another. I thoroughly enjoyed this book and will be looking to read more of Kingolver’s books very soon.