THE ST. CLARENCE BOOK CLUB WILL MEET MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 15 AT 7:30 P.M. IN THE COFFEE SHOP. WE WILL DISCUSS PRODIGAL SUMMER, A NOVEL BY BARBARA KINGSOLVER. PRODIGAL SUMMER WEAVES LIVES INHABITING THE FORESTED MOUNTAINS AND STRUGGLING SMALL FARMS OF SOUTHERN APPALACHIA. OVER THE COURSE OF ONE HUMID SUMMER, THESE CHARACTERS FIND CONNECTIONS TO ONE ANOTHER AND TO THE FLORA AND FAUNA WITH WHICH THEY NECESSARILY SHARE A PLACE. THEIR DISCOVERIES ARE EMBEDDED INSIDE COUNTLESS INTIMATE LESSONS OF BIOLOGY, THE REALITIES OF SMALL FARMING, AND THE FINAL URGENT TRUTH THAT HUMANS ARE ONLY ONE PART OF LIFE ON EARTH. EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN US IN DISCUSSING THIS BOOK.
