Prodigal Summer

This book weaves together three stories of human love set within the forested mountains and farms of southern Appalachia. A reclusive wildlife biologist watches coyotes in an isolated mountain cabin, a city girl turned farmer's wife struggles to find her attachment to the land, and feuding neighbors wrangle about God and pesticides. As they navigate the humid summer, they find connections to each other and the world around them. This book showcases Barbara Kingsolver's finest work with a balance of narrative, drama, and ideas.