Books and Cooks May 1999

Animal Dreams

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Discussion date: May 24, 1999, 6:30 PM

Discussion place: Susannah's

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Barbara Kingsolver's Official Website includes a biography and a bibliography, among other things. It also includes an excerpt from Animal Dreams. A brief description from this website:

"Animals dream about the things they do in the daytime, just like people do. If you want sweet dreams, you've got to live a sweet life." So says Loyd Peregrina, a handsome trainman and latter-day philosopher. But when Codi Noline returns to her hometown, Loyd's advice is painfully out of her reach. Dreamless and at the end of her rope, Codi comes back to Grace, Arizona, to confront her past and face her ailing, distant father. What she finds is a town threatened by a silent environmental catastrophe, some startling clues to her own identity, and a man whose view of the world could change the course of her life. Animal Dreams is a suspenseful love story and a moving exploration of life's largest commitments.

Harper Collins publishes a Reader's Guide to the Work of Barbara Kingsolver.

The New York Times Book Review of Animal Dreams was written by Jane Smiley, author of A Thousand Acres.

Amazon says:
From the acclaimed author of The Bean Trees and Homeland, comes a powerful story of love and courage in an exotc southwestern landscape. Blending flashbacks, dreams, and Native American myths, thisis a suspenseful love story and a moving exploration of life's greatest commitments.

Last updated: May 25, 1999.