kingsolver, barbara

Barbara Kingsolver presents a month-by-month chronicle of her family's year-long effort to live solely on the food that they were able to grow on their farm in Appalachia. Also discusses a variety of topics, including the importance of going organic, the use of pesticides, the importance of a restructured Farm Bill, and fair trade. Includes anecdotes and recipes from Kingsolver's nineteen-year-old daughter, Camille.

The story of Nathan Price, a fierce, evangelical Baptist who takes his wife and four daughters to the Belgian Congo in 1959. They carry with them everything they need from home but it soon becomes apparent that they need nothing as Africa transforms them into different people.

"The story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds -- Mexico and the United States in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s -- and whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events"--Provided by publisher.

The author tells how she and her family relocated to southern Appalachia from Arizona in order to live a simpler life, grow their own food, and live among a community of local organic growers.

Presents a study of Barbara Kingsolver's "The Poisonwood Bible," the story of a family that moves to the Belgian Congo in 1959, and includes a short biography of the author, a summary of the novel's initial reception and modern-day status, and a list of discussion questions.

Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky. She escapes to the west but by the time she arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a three-year-old Indian girl named Turtle. Can she come to terms with motherhood and put down roots?.

The author tells how she and her family relocated to southern Appalachia from Arizona in order to live a simpler life, grow their own food, and live among a community of local organic growers.

Examines the life and work of American author Barbara Kingsolver, discussing her Kentucky childhood, looking at the experiences that influenced her writings, and analyzing a selection of her novels, including "Prodigal Summer.".