Kingsolver's first novel since the Pulitzer-winning Demon Copperhead centers on Livia Cable, a woman who has made peace with an ordinary life in Appalachian farm country. A shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core, stirring up ghosts she's kept buried for a lifetime since her days as a music conservatory student. The novel moves between her present and her past as a gifted young pianist, framed by musical structure and terminology. It explores class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the pull of art on a life that took a different path.
Kingsolver's first novel since the Pulitzer-winning Demon Copperhead centers on Livia Cable, a woman who has made peace with an ordinary life in Appalachian farm country. A shocking phone call from an old lover shakes her to the core, stirring up ghosts she's kept buried for a lifetime since her days as a music conservatory student. The novel moves between her present and her past as a gifted young pianist, framed by musical structure and terminology. It explores class barriers, the risks of ambition, and the pull of art on a life that took a different path.
Image 1 of 1