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Prodigal Summer by Barbara Kingsolver
5.0
adventurous emotional hopeful informative inspiring reflective sad medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven: A mix
Strong character development: Yes
Loveable characters: Yes
Diverse cast of characters: No
Flaws of characters a main focus: N/A

A lovely early book by Kingsolver that focuses on the Appalachian forests.

Three threads: 

1. A forest ranger interested in preserving the apex predators of the forest. When she meets and falls for a bounty hunter, she is forced to sort out where here loyalties lie.

2. A 28-year-old entomologist who, when her husband dies, she has to sort out a direction for her life.

3. An old conservative codger who is interested in resurrecting the American Chestnut, but has to sort out what role organic farming plays in his quest. 

A charming and poetic exploration of human's role in the natural world.