2016 Vineland; Meet Willa Knox,a woman who stands braced against an upended world that seems to hold no mercy for her shattered life and family - or the crumbling house that contains her.
1871 Vineland; Thatcher Greenwood,the new science teacher,is a fervent advocate of the work of Charles Darwin,and he is keen to communicate his ideas to his students. But those in power in Thatcher's small town have no desire for a new world order.
Thatcher and his teachings are not welcome. Both Willa and Thatcher resist the prevailing logic. Both are asked to pay a high price for their courage. But both also find inspiration - and an unlikely kindred spirit - in Mary Treat,a scientist,adventurer and anachronism.
A testament to both the resilience and persistent myopia of the human condition,Unsheltered explores the foundations we build in life,spanning time and place to give us all a clearer look at those around us,and perhaps ourselves. It is a novel that speaks truly to our times.
Publisher: Faber & FaberISBN: 9780571347025Number of pages: 544Weight: 445 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 32 mmEdition: Main
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'...the wisdom unsheltered offers is wry,hard-wrestedand timeless,good balm when even the roof over your head seems shaky.'- The Financial Times
'...a substantial,satisfying novel.'- The Daily Mail
Barbara Kingsolver
An ecologist and biologist by training,Barbara Kingsolver shifted into fiction in 1988 and within a decade produced the masterfulThe Poisonwood Bible, a novel echoing her own year-long experience of living in the Congo. Winner of many awards,her subsequent books have often charted our own relationships with our environment,particularly the stunning Flight Behaviour of 2012,a story describing the subtle but real impact of climate change in rural Tennessee.
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