Prodigal summer
Subtitle: a novel
By: Barbara Kingsolver.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Published: 2000
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 444
Subjects: Farm life -- Fiction.; Mountain life -- Fiction.; Appalachian Region, Southern -- Fiction.
Genres: Fiction.
Description: 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.