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Da Capo

Livia has reluctantly returned home to recuperate but much has changed since she left for college. Written by Barbara Kingsolver. Read by Laurel Lefkow.

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

Da Capo: Livia has reluctantly returned home to recuperate but finds much has changed since she left for college.

"I sat down at the piano, like old times. I let my right hand touch down tentatively. It went to a simple B minor chord, inverted. Repeated."

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

Wed 28 Oct 2026 22:45

Broadcast

  • Wed 28 Oct 2026 22:45