A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel Pigs in Heaven, explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world... » 

A collection of pieces in which Barbara Kingsolver, author of the novel Pigs in Heaven, explores her trademark themes of family, community and the natural world. The topics include Kentucky, housework, promiscuity, health clubs, the Canary Islands, rock and roll, space rockets, and Thoreau. «