Unsheltered

Willa Knox faces a world that shows little mercy to her family. Their old house is crumbling around them. Her two grown children, a new grandchild, and her sick father-in-law have all moved in during a difficult time. Then Willa learns that a pioneering female scientist once lived on the same street in the 1800s. This link to the past may offer a way to save the family home from ruin. The story asks whether Willa can hold her family together despite hard odds.

Why You Should Read?

• Meet Willa Knox as she faces a precarious world with her family and crumbling house.
• Follow Willa's grown children, new grandchild, and ailing father-in-law as they move in.
• Discover the pioneering female scientist who lived on Willa's street in the 1800s.
• Explore whether this historical connection can save Willa's home from ruin and keep her family together.

About the Author

Barbara Kingsolver was born on April 8, 1955, and is an American writer of novels, essays, and poems. Her books include The Poisonwood Bible, about a missionary family in the Congo, and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, which describes her family trying to eat locally. She won the 2023 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for Demon Copperhead. Her subjects often include social justice, biodiversity, and how people relate to their communities and environments. At DePauw University and the University of Arizona, she studied biology, ecology, and evolutionary biology. Before writing novels, she worked as a freelance writer. She founded the Bellwether Prize in 2000, which supports writing for social change.