Prodigal Summer

xi, [5], 444 pp. 8vo. Beautiful color endpapers show various species of butterflies labeled with common names & scientific names. Prodigal Summer tells the stories of Deanna Wolfe, Eddie Bondo, and Maluf Landowski and their lives in southern Appalachia, using nature to connect these characters to each other. Rich in its descriptions of the environment, biology, and life in the hills, this novel blends interesting characters with the wonder of the wilderness.