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Unsheltered
First edition
AuthorBarbara Kingsolver
CountryUnited States
LanguageAmerican English
GenreNovel
PublisherHarperCollins
Publication date
2018
Pages464
ISBN978-0-06-268456-1
OCLC1019922367
Preceded byFlight Behavior 

Unsheltered is a 2018 novel by Barbara Kingsolver published by HarperCollins. It follows two families living in the same house at two separate time periods in Vineland, New Jersey. The novel alternates between the 21st century and the 19th century, using the last words of one chapter as the title of the next one.[1] One family lived in the house in the 1800s and the other family resides in the house in the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy.

Plot

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Major characters

21st century:

19th century (some modelled on real persons):

Reception and awards

The novel received mostly positive reviews from critics.[2] Writing in the New York Times, Meg Wolitzer, says this book "lures us into" this story about a house and the two different families that occupy it during two different periods of time.[1] Ilana Masad states in her NPR review that by the end of the novel "Kingsolver doesn't give us solutions, but she reminds us to take comfort in one another when we can, and that hope is necessary even when all seems lost."[3] Benjamin Evans' review in The Guardian notes, "Unlike the incompetent architect of the house in her latest book, Unsheltered, American novelist Barbara Kingsolver has proved herself a supreme craftsperson over the past three decades. She possesses a knack for ingenious metaphors that encapsulate the social questions at the heart of her stories."[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Wolitzer, Meg (2018-10-19). "In Barbara Kingsolver's New Book, a Family Teeters on the Brink". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  2. ^ "Book Marks reviews of Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver". Book Marks. Retrieved 2023-01-24.
  3. ^ "Barbara Kingsolver Captures The Feeling Of Being 'Unsheltered'". NPR.org. Retrieved 2019-05-02.
  4. ^ Evans, Benjamin (2018-10-14). "Unsheltered by Barbara Kingsolver review – a powerful lament for the American dream". the Guardian. Retrieved 2023-01-24.

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