{"product_id":"prodigal-summer-barbara-kingsolver-paperback","title":"Prodigal Summer -- Barbara Kingsolver, Paperback","description":"\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNational Bestseller\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\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\n\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\n\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\n\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\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Barbara Kingsolver\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublished:\u003c\/strong\u003e 10\/16\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 464\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWeight:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.75 lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSize:\u003c\/strong\u003e 7.8\" H x 5.2\" L x 1.2\" W\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 9780060959036\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Kotton Kandy Skies","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51719609057579,"sku":"9780060959036","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0962\/2978\/5899\/files\/9780060959036.jpg?v=1774775086","url":"https:\/\/2trc11-eq.myshopify.com\/products\/prodigal-summer-barbara-kingsolver-paperback","provider":"Kotton Kandy Skies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}