Barb hosted us on her lovely patio for June and her friend Debra joined us. We had a wonderful meal that included smoked salmon. The weather was perfect and we were joined by a very interested Firefly that made her presence known. This Firefly flew into the middle of our circle and then proceeded to come face to face with each one of us hovering in front of our eyes for several seconds each. And, she did it twice. Unanimously, we agreed that Terry was making her presence known! And, what a perfect book to coincide with this synchronicity as Barbara Kingsolver writes so poetically about nature.
Ms. Kingsolver has been a favorite author of this group almost since its inception. And, Prodigal Summer has rated the favorite of all books among several of our members. It was decided to revisit this book at the beginning of summer as a refreshing for some and a new read for others.
This story is told of a small Appalachian town during a single, humid summer when three interweaving stories of love, loss and family unfold against a backdrop of the lush wildness of the Virginia mountains. The story follows Deanna, a solitary woman working as a park ranger, Lusa, a recently widowed entomologist at odds with her late farmer husband's tight-knit family, and Garnett, an old man who dreams of restoring the lineage of the extinct American Chestnut Tree.
Kingsolver's extensive education in biology is on display in this book. Her writing also exhibits her knowledge of rural Virginia, where she grew up.
The rating for this book was off our usual chart of 1-5 as some gave it a 5.5 and even a 6.
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