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Livia's blissful life of music, passion and exploration is about to be upended 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.

Fugue: Livia's blissful life of music, passion and exploration is about to be ripped apart.

"What about me? His answer wasn't going to change. We each had our own choices to make."

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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13 minutes

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Next Friday 22:45

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