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Prelude III & Sarabande

As Livia clears her late mother's house, long-buried memories rise to the surface in the new novel from Pulitzer Prize-winner Barbara Kingsolver. Read by Laurel Lefkow.

A novel of love, longing and community from Pulitzer and Women's Prize-winning author Barbara Kingsolver.

Prelude III & Sarabande: As Livia digs through the detritus left by her late mother, long-buried memories rise to the surface.

"I have been holding my breath for almost thirty years because you were all I ever wanted and then you did what you did."

Read by Laurel Lefkow
Abridged by Rosemary Goring
Produced by Eilidh McCreadie

Barbara Kingsolver is the author of books DEMON COPPERHEAD, THE POISONWOOD BIBLE and ANIMAL, VEGETABLE, MIRACLE as well as essays, journalism and poetry. She grew up in rural Kentucky, travelled the world and lived for nearly two decades in Tucson, Arizona, before moving back to southern Appalachia. Since 2004, she and her husband have raised their family and farmed in southwestern Virginia, in the mountains she considers her home territory.

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14 minutes

On radio

Wednesday 22:45

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  • Wednesday 22:45