Barbara Kingsolver, Prodigal Summer The book is set in Appalachia. That is the most important fact about the book. This is a book about Appalachia. Sure, there are people and animals and plants, but the book is really about the place. It is a place which is rooted, deeply rooted, in the soil, in history, in tradition, in everything which creates Culture. An outsider to Appalachia has no hope of understanding Appalachia. An outsider to Appalachia reading this book will … [Read more...] about The Beauty of Appalachia
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