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Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

Animal, Vegetable, Miracle

A Year of Food Life
Biography & MemoirCookbooks & Food
Pages
374
Published
2007
Language
English

Synopsis

Barbara Kingsolver and her family decided to radically change their lives by eating only local food for a year. They moved to the Southern Appalachian Region to grow their own food and buy from nearby farms. This book shares their humorous and eye-opening experiences as they navigate the challenges and rewards of reconnecting with their food sources and community.

Prose complexity
7/10

Vibe

HeartwarmingInformativeReflectiveFunny
Found FamilyFish Out of Water

Genres

Biography & Memoir Cookbooks & Food Essays Nature

Authors

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Barbara Kingsolver

Barbara Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist and poet, born in 1955 and raised in rural Kentucky. She trained as a scientist, holding degrees in biology, ecology and evolutionary biology, and worked as a freelance writer before turning to fiction. Her novels include The Poisonwood Bible, about a missionary family in the Congo, The Lacuna, and Demon Copperhead, a retelling of Dickens's David Copperfield set in the Appalachian Virginia of the opioid crisis, which won the 2023 Pulitzer Priz...

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Camille Kingsolver

Camille Kingsolver is the author of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a book that explores sustainable living and food. She writes fiction and non-fiction, often focusing on themes of nature and community.

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Lily Hopp Kingsolver

Lily Hopp Kingsolver is the author of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a book that explores themes of food, family, and sustainable living. She writes with a clear voice about everyday life and the natural world.

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Steven L. Hopp

Steven L. Hopp is the author of Animal, Vegetable, Miracle. He writes about food, farming, and the natural world.

Frequently asked questions

  • Does the book include practical resources for readers?

    The narrative is supplemented by informational sidebars from the author's husband, a biology professor, regarding food policy and environmental impacts, as well as seasonal recipes and nutritional information contributed by the author's daughter.

  • Is this book part of a series?

    This work is a standalone memoir, though a 10th-anniversary edition was published that includes additional chapters reflecting on how the family's lifestyle choices evolved in the decade following their initial year-long experiment.

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