

Animal Dreams
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Barbara Kingsolver
“An emotional masterpiece . . . A novel in which humor, passion, and superb prose conspire to seize a reader by the heart and by the soul.” —New York Daily NewsFrom Barbara Kingsolver, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Demon Copperhead and recipient of the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to American Letters, a passionate and complex novel about love, forgiveness, and one woman’s struggle to find her place in the world"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 Apache 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.Blending flashbacks, dreams, and Native American legends, Animal Dreams is a suspenseful love story and a moving exploration of life's largest commitments.
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Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Pages
368
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-10-13
ISBN
0061839949 9780061839948
Ratings
Google: 3
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"This one's got a lot of heart and depth and it's really rewarding and yet tough at the same time, I faced myself in this book and it was challenging but amazing at the same time"
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Rebecca Alexander
"Another great Kingsolver novel. I listened to this book while on a road trip out West. I loved the setting and characters so much I was inspired to visit the mining community upon which this is loosely based. "
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The Novel Tourist
"I read this as a summer reading book when I was in school, I didn't think I'd like it at first but soon enough I found myself on the last page"
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Alyssa Franks
"I loved the complexity of each character whose lives had been intricately woven together to make a sad, yet also ultimately very satisfying story."
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Clara S
"Amazing writing and characters"
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