Prodigal Summer

Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver is a captivating novel that will take you on an unforgettable journey. Published by Faber & Faber in 2013, this book is a testament to Kingsolver's remarkable storytelling abilities. The novel falls under the genre of contemporary fiction and is imbued with Kingsolver's distinctive blend of insightful character development and evocative description of the natural world. Prodigal Summer weaves together three stories of human love within a larger tapestry of lives inhabiting the forested mountains and struggling small farms of southern Appalachia. At the heart of these intertwined narratives is a den of coyotes that have recently migrated into the region. Kingsolver's keen observation and deep understanding of nature and people are evident throughout the book, making it a must-read. Faber & Faber, known for publishing high-quality literary fiction, has done a commendable job in bringing this masterpiece to readers.

It is summer in the Appalachian mountains and love, desire and attraction are in the air. On a farm several miles down the mountain, Lusa Maluf Landowski, a bookish city girl turned farmer's wife, finds herself marooned in a strange place where she must declare or lose her attachment to the land that has become her own.