{"product_id":"prodigal-summer-9780060199661","title":"Prodigal Summer","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"A blend of breathtaking artistry, encyclopedic knowledge of the natural world. . . and ardent commitment to the supremacy of nature.\" -- \u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn this beautiful novel, Barbara Kingsolver, acclaimed author of \u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/em\u003e and the Pulitzer-Prize winning \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead, \u003c\/em\u003eand recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to American Letters, weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOver 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eProdigal Summer\u003c\/em\u003e is a hymn to wildness that celebrates the prodigal spirit of human nature, and of nature itself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Barbara Kingsolver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Large Print\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/07\/2000\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 640\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.20h x 6.26w x 1.53d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060199661\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLarge Print\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAccelerated Reader:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReading Level:\u003c\/b\u003e 5.7\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePoint Value:\u003c\/b\u003e 23\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eInterest Level:\u003c\/b\u003e Upper Grade\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eQuiz #\/Name: \u003c\/b\u003e59169 \/ Prodigal Summer\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal Prepub Alert\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/01\/2000 pg. 60\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/04\/2000 pg. 61\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2000 pg. 42\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/30\/2000 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEntertainment Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/27\/2000 pg. 109\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eTime\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/30\/2000 pg. 90\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/30\/2000 pg. 82\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/05\/2000 pg. 38\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChristian Century\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/22\/2000 pg. 1245\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKingsolver, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBarbara Kingsolver is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including the novels \u003cem\u003eUnsheltered\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Bean Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as books of poetry, essays, creative nonfiction, and \u003cem\u003eCoyote's Wild Home\u003c\/em\u003e, a children's book co-authored with Lily Kingsolver. She also collaborated with family members on the influential \u003cem\u003eAnimal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life\u003c\/em\u003e. Kingsolver's work has been translated into more than thirty languages and has earned a devoted readership at home and abroad. She is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters, and has received numerous awards and honors including the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for her novel, \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead\u003c\/em\u003e, the National Humanities Medal, and most recently, the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and its Lifetime Achievement Award. 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