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By: Barbara Kingsolver
Narrated by: Barbara Kingsolver
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WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
TWICE WINNER OF THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION
THE MULTI-MILLION COPY BESTSELLING AUTHOR

'Magnificent.' The Times, 'Books of the Year'
'Gripping.' Grazia
'Peerless.' Daily Mail
'Wise.' Sunday Times

Meet Willa Knox, a woman who stands braced against a world which seems to hold little mercy for her and her family - or their old, crumbling house, falling down around them. Willa's two grown-up children, a new-born grandchild, and her ailing father-in-law have all moved in at a time when life seems at its most precarious. But when Willa discovers that a pioneering female scientist lived on the same street in the 1800s, could this historical connection be enough to save their home from ruin? And can Willa, despite the odds, keep her family together?

©2018 Barbara Kingsolver (P)2018 Faber Audio Fiction Genre Fiction Literary Fiction Thought-Provoking

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this is a book which is worth keeping on with. the small cast of characters cover two historical periods so there are times when you play catch-up as you listen. in Kingsolver you have a very competent reader, whose voice is a pleasure to hear (& I speak as a Brit!).

family pain

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Slightly disappointed, too many unbelievable plot twists that deter from the plan message which I did like and informed as well as terrified me. This book is set over 2 time periods and the shift skilfully done, it worked in the main but I wanted more somehow from the older period. I love her as a writer and been a follower since Poisonwood, but this one lacked something. Still a great companion as I do day!

Not quite but nearly….

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Really loved this book. Would definitely recommend. Will certainly seem out more books written by Barbara Kingsolver.

Unsheltered

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I was at times exasperated by Willa and nauaeated by Tig's goody goodyness. Mary too seemed too good to be true at times. I found it very American (obviously!!) which I also struggled with, but it is a richly woven story full of wisdom which I ultimately enjoyed...the more so for knowing it had it's foundation in real events and people.

Rich and Wise

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Just didn’t flow for me. I’m a huge admirer of Barbara Kingsolver but this fell short of a usual WOW for me.

Not my favourite

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I really enjoyed it, but perhaps was not as gripped as for Poisonwood Bible or Flight Behaviour. Love her reading.

Another gripping story from Barbara Kingsolver.

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many great characters but Tig is just wonderful, a complete joy, the author is a good narrator too

beautiful

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This is an intelligent and brilliantly structured book. Has a quality of writing that reminds me of Kent Haruf.
I wholly recommend you read this, accurate and perceptive story.

A new favourite

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I’ve loved Bárbara Kingsolvers other books but I struggled with this one. The present day part of the story just about held my interest but the historical part did not. I wasn’t keen on the way it was read although I have liked her reading of previous books. Perhaps I should have read the book in print.

Slightly disappointed by my favourite author

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I had been expecting much of Barbara Kingsolver, and initially I was enthralled by her writing. But I soon started to tire of the endless botanical, references and other details that slowed the story down far too much. I think it could easily have been edited down by about six hours! I actually ended up listening to it at a slightly faster speed, as it was driving me mad! I can see what she was trying to do, and the points she was trying to make, but it was just all too much.
When right at the end, the incredibly valuable artefact (I won’t go into detail) was discovered, it was quite incomprehensible for Willa to hand this over to a local museum when we had spent the whole book enduring her family’s slide into poverty! As a character, I also found Willa pretty damned irritating. Not my favourite book.

Great, writing far, far too long

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