From the best-selling author of The Poisonwood Bible<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
‘Magnificent.’ The Times<\/i> Books of the Year
‘Gripping.’ Grazia<\/i><\/b>
‘Peerless.’ Daily Mail<\/i>
‘Wise.’ Sunday Times<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n
Meet Willa Knox, a woman who stands braced against a world which seems to hold little mercy for her and her family – or their old, crumbling house, falling down around them. Willa’s two grown-up children, a new-born grandchild, and her ailing father-in-law have all moved in at a time when life seems at its most precarious. But when Willa discovers that a pioneering female scientist lived on the same street in the 1800s, could this historical connection be enough to save their home from ruin? And can Willa, despite the odds, keep her family together?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
2016 Vineland. Meet Willa Knox, a woman who stands braced against the vicissitudes of her shattered life and family – and the crumbling house that contains her. 1871 Vineland. Thatcher Greenwood, the new science teacher, is a fervent advocate of the work of Charles Darwin, and he is keen to communicate his ideas to his students. But those in power in Thatcher’s small town have no desire for a new world order. Thatcher and his teachings are not welcome. Both Willa and Thatcher resist the prevailing logic. Both are asked to pay a high price for their courage.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[68],"product_tag":[127],"class_list":["post-93135","product","type-product","status-publish","product_cat-general-fiction","product_tag-modern-contemporary-fiction-post-c-1945","pa_book_author-kingsolver-barbara","pa_cover-paperback","pa_dewey-813-6-edition23","pa_edition-1st-paperback-ed","pa_imprint-faber-faber","pa_language-english","pa_pages-10525","pa_publisher-faber-faber","pa_readership-general-trade-code-k","first","onbackorder","taxable","shipping-taxable","purchasable","product-type-simple"],"yoast_head":"\n