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    Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver | Conversation Starters
    Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver | Conversation Starters
    Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver | Conversation Starters
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    Unsheltered: A Novel by Barbara Kingsolver | Conversation Starters

    Two families live in the same house in Vineland, New Jersey. Thatcher Greenwood and his family live in the house during the post- Civil War while Willa’s family live in the same house in modern-day America. Willa, a freelance journalist who feels increasingly stressed with the economically challenging times, learns that her house needs a major repair. The house once belonged to Thatcher Greenwood, a man who lived in the 1870s. Greenwood is a science teacher who, like Willa, is caught in difficult circumstances during his time. He is excited by Charles Darwin's recently published work but is forbidden to talk about it. How do their lives echo each other?
    Unsheltered is authored by Kingsolver whose novels are known for tackling social and political issues. Her 1998 novel, The Poisonwood Bible, is a Pulitzer Prize finalist. Her other books include Flight Behavior; and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle.

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherDaily Books
    Release dateMar 18, 2019
    ISBN9788832543964
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      Introducing Unsheltered

      Unsheltered: A Novel is written by American author Barbara Kingsolver. It is a portrait of lives lived in two different periods in American history and yet so similar in the social and political challenges that defined them. It tells the stories of two families who live in the same house but in two different eras. Willa lives in an old house in Vineland, New Jersey. A freelance journalist who feels increasingly hard keeping up with the economically challenging times, she learns that her house needs a major repair. Its foundation needs restoration. She does her research and finds out that the house once belonged to Thatcher Greenwood, a man who lived in the 1870s. Greenwood is a science teacher who, like Willa, is caught in difficult circumstances during his time. He is excited by Charles Darwin's recently published work but is forbidden to talk about it. He suspects his house is not safe and sturdy, but his wife and in-laws don't want to know about it because it will cause an embarrassing scandal. He befriends a woman scientist who puts him in conflict with the powerful men in town. Meanwhile, Willa, living in contemporary times, faces a family tragedy that renders her grandchild motherless. She and her husband

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