{"product_id":"prodigal-summer-9780060959036","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, \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eDemon Copperhead \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, 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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKingsolver, Barbara:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eBarbara Kingsolver is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including the novels \u003cem\u003eUnsheltered\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eFlight Behavior\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Lacuna\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eThe Poisonwood Bible\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAnimal Dreams\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eThe Bean Trees\u003c\/em\u003e, as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Her work of narrative nonfiction is the influential bestseller \u003cem\u003eAnimal, \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eVegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life\u003c\/em\u003e. Kingsolver's work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has earned literary awards and a devoted readership at home and abroad. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal, our country's highest honor for service through the arts, as well as the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for the body of her work. She lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50591918981394,"sku":"9780060959036","price":13.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_fcfdf1f3-0c2e-44a0-aa1a-71879d29d5e5.jpg?v=1732095828","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/prodigal-summer-9780060959036","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}