![]() ![]() Thatcher's attempts to teach Darwin and the backlash of the town leaders held a perfect mirror up to current issues around the fact of climate change (and apparent disregard for facts in general). I find it enlightening to look at events in history and see how they reflect our present. ![]() Perhaps because she was a real historical figure, and many of the incidents that Kingsolver describes during that time frame actually happened. In this novel I found the fictional Thatcher Greenwood meeting the naturalist, Mary Treat, in the 1880s the more compelling of the two. I think that perhaps I had her up on a pedestal and my expectations were very high going into this book.Īs with most dual timeline narratives (of which I am a fan) one edges out the other and begins to feel like the primary story that grabs my attention. I think the last one was Prodigal Summer, which is one of my favorites, and The Poisonwood Bible is an all-time favorite. Although, it is been many years since I’ve read one of her books. I adore Barbara Kingsolver, and was ecstatic to get a complimentary advance copy to review. ![]()
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