Shruti and Neha discuss Barbara Kingsolver's Prodigal Summer, a novel of three stories that unfold over the course of one Appalachian summer. We discuss themes of female desire, fertility, familial love, and harmony. We also make connections between characters and their symbolic representations, discover a new critical lens to read through, and question the veracity of 'moon cycles.'
Shelf Discovery:
The Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver
Lincoln Highway by Amor Towles
The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood
The White Book by Han Kang
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