Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Publisher: HarperCollins e-books
Publication Date: October 13, 2009 (first published September 1st 1990)
Edition: ebook (384 pages)
Genres:
- Fiction
Cosima "Codi" Noline returns to her childhood home in Grace, Arizona, to see about her father, the town doctor, who is suffering from memory loss, the exact extent and cause of which are unknown to her. Her sister, Halimeda "Hallie" Noline, has gone to Central America as a volunteer to help people of a war-torn country. The two are close as sisters, and Codi has not told Hallie of their father's situation. Arriving in Grace, Codi has to navigate the complexities of family and childhood memories,a complicated relationship with her father, teaching high school biology, and town's people who expect her to save the town from an impending toxic pollution crisis--not to mention really falling in love and unspeakable tragedy.
I have reread ANIMAL DREAMS several times. Each time, I find a different layer of the book to explore and consider. It is rich in characters, scenery, legend, emotion and description. In short, I just love this book. There is not one superficial word or character in its pages, in my opinion.
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