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Apr 11, 2019NedSu rated this title 5 out of 5 stars
I am a Kingsolver admirer, and this is another fine work of literary fiction. Some may indeed be turned off by the political underpinnings of the novel- but there is so much more to this combined story. Small things, like the structure and tone change between the stories. In 1875 it takes on the tone of novels written in that era. The modern day story is a delight to read. The character of Willa, like a modern day Job, may be down, but she is not out. She is bemused and confused, but never defeated. She advises as a mother, ruminates about her plight, and finds herself learning, too. Kingsolver touches on many observations of today's world, from the economy to life in Cuba to the future generations. And, in the Mary Treat story, she shows how that tale parallels today. As for her craftsmanship as a writer, she has no equal. She doesn't misuse structure; her profound revelations are wrapped in beauty of the sentence structure.