Prodigal Summer

This is an okay book written by Barbara Kingsolver. The story is about three different families, who all have a connection, living in a small town in Kentucky near the Appalachian Mountains. Deanna Wolfe is a reclusive biologist living in a cabin and tracking the coyotes who have started to disappear. Lusa Landowski is a young woman from the city who recently married a farmer. There is also a pair of elderly neighbors who disagree on a variety of topics including pesticides and religion. The chapters contain one of three titles alternating based on which person is being discussed.

There are some interesting discussions about the bible, biology, and southern culture. The author earned a Master's degree in ecology and evolutionary biology at the University of Arizona. She is a member of a band called the Rock-Bottom Remainders which includes other famous writers such as Dave Barry and Stephen King.