The National Humanities Medal-winning author of The Poisonwood Bible follows the author's family's efforts to live on locally and home-grown foods, an endeavor through which they learned lighthearted truths about food production and the connection between health and diet. 175,000 first printing.
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"Homespun, unassuming, informed, positive, inspiring. . . . Unstinting in its concerns about this imperiled planet."--Seattle Post-Intelligencer
"A lovely book. "--Los Angeles Times
"Kingsolver...adds enough texture and zest to stir wistful yearnings in all of us...[A] vicarious taste of domesticity."--Christian Science Monitor
"I defy anyone to read this book and walk away from it without gaining at least the desire to change."--Bookreporter.com
"Provocative . . . Kingsolver . . . evokes the sheer joy of producing one's own food."--People
"Lessons learned in sustainability are worth feasting on-and taking to heart."--Self
"ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE makes an important contribution to the chorus of voices calling for change.""--Chicago Tribune
"Kingsolver elegantly chronicles a year of back-to-the-land living...Readers...will take heart and inspiration here."--Kirkus Reviews
"Full...of zest and sometimes ribald humor... Reading this book will make you hungry."--Raleigh News & Observer
"A terrific effort. The delight for readers...is the chance to experience the rediscovery of community through food."--The Oregonian (Portland)
A year in the life of bestselling novelist ,Barbara Kingsolver, and her family as they try to eat local produce, grow their own, and reduce their ecological footprint
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