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Unsheltered

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Unsheltered

Auteur(s): Barbara Kingsolver
Narrateur(s): Barbara Kingsolver
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New York Times Bestseller Named one of the Best Books of the Year by NPR, O: The Oprah Magazine, San Francisco Chronicle, Christian Science Monitor and Newsweek

“Kingsolver brilliantly captures both the price of profound change and how it can pave the way not only for future generations, but also for a radiant, unexpected expansion of the heart.” — O: The Oprah Magazine

The acclaimed author of The Poisonwood Bible and The Bean Trees, and recipient of numerous literary awards—including the National Humanities Medal, the Dayton Literary Peace Prize, and the National Book Foundation's Medal for Distinguish Contribution to American Letters—returns with a story about two families, in two centuries, navigating what seems to be the end of the world as they know it. With history as their tantalizing canvas, these characters paint a startlingly relevant portrait of life in precarious times when the foundations of the past have failed to prepare us for the future.

How could two hardworking people do everything right in life, a woman asks, and end up destitute? Willa Knox and her husband followed all the rules as responsible parents and professionals, and have nothing to show for it but debts and an inherited brick house that is falling apart. The magazine where Willa worked has folded; the college where her husband had tenure has closed. Their dubious shelter is also the only option for a disabled father-in-law and an exasperating, free-spirited daughter. When the family’s one success story, an Ivy-educated son, is uprooted by tragedy he seems likely to join them, with dark complications of his own.

In another time, a troubled husband and public servant asks, How can a man tell the truth, and be reviled for it? A science teacher with a passion for honest investigation, Thatcher Greenwood finds himself under siege: his employer forbids him to speak of the exciting work just published by Charles Darwin. His young bride and social-climbing mother-in-law bristle at the risk of scandal, and dismiss his worries that their elegant house is unsound. In a village ostensibly founded as a benevolent Utopia, Thatcher wants only to honor his duties, but his friendships with a woman scientist and a renegade newspaper editor threaten to draw him into a vendetta with the town’s powerful men.

A timely and ""utterly captivating"" novel (San Francisco Chronicle), Unsheltered interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resiliency and compassion in times of great upheaval.

Fiction Fiction de genre Fiction littéraire Historique Mariage Droit
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Kingsolver displays her usual genius, but here demonstrates how people react out of fear to the philosophical frame of their lives changing. An excellent (& interesting!) read at this point of political pain and climate change.

Excellent read for this age

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I really liked the storyline from each era, I keep being taken out of the story by Barbara’s voice. It is too soft perhaps.

Story interesting, narration not great

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One of Kingsolver's best. Narration by the author is even more intimate.
All the bliss and agony and humour of a well told grownup story.

All time favourite

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I found the production quality poor as if the recording was done in an empty room. I enjoyed the story but think a professional reader would have done a better job of the voices and accents.

Leave performances to the professionals

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I almost gave up on this book as the narration was so bad. It took away from the story, and I did not enjoy it as much as I did The Poisonwood Bible, Demon Copperhead, or The Bean Trees. These books were narrated by skilled orators. I lover her story writing but I will stay away from audio books narrated by her.

Gifted writer does NOT equal gifted orator.

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I love her writing. I love her ideas, her turns of phrase, her characters, her insights and her utter brilliance in her craft. This book of hers was deep, reflective, funny, interesting and shines a light on the cycles of insanity our collective societies can descend into. A real glimpse at where we are in North America and a reminder that we have been here before, just as irrational, just as hateful and just as illogically dangerous as a society. I can't stop thinking about this story. The characters are friends.

One of the most interesting books I have heard.

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A wonderful tale written and read by Barbara Kingsolver! The storyline is captivating and imaginative.

Great Story!

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How does Kingsolver do it? Another life changing book. Her insight into being human is remarkable. My favourite part is listening to her soothing and excellent narration.

Excellent Narration

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It went on and on. I was disappointed with this book. I loved all her other books. There was a major point to the story

Too long

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I am a fan of Barbara Kingsolver's Poisonwood Bible. Absolutely loved it. But Unshelered is nothing like it. ... story line is trying too hard to connect unrelated stories. Much minutiae and detailed description that doesn't produce a rich narrative, exploration of grief or aging, nor good character development. Really disappointing. Didn't make it past chapter 6.

Surprisingly disappointing read

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