Demon Copperhead is a once-in-a-generation novel by Barbara Kingsolver that breaks and mends your heart in the way only the best fiction can. Demon's story begins with his traumatic birth to a single mother in a single-wide trailer, looking 'like a little blue prizefighter.' For the life ahead of him he would need all of that fighting spirit, along with buckets of charm, a quick wit, and some unexpected talents, legal and otherwise.
In the southern Appalachian Mountains of Virginia, poverty and addiction aren't ideas. They're as natural as the grass grows. For Demon, born on the wrong side of luck, the affection and safety he craves is as remote as the ocean he dreams of seeing one day. The wonder is in how far he's willing to travel to try and get there.
Suffused with truth, anger and compassion, Demon Copperhead is an epic tale of love, loss and everything in between.
Described as a masterpiece in storytelling from the global bestselling author of Unsheltered and Flight Behaviour.
Winner Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2023
Winner 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction
This will be the perfect companion read to December's discussion about David Copperfield by Charles Dickens - the inspiration for Demon Copperhead.
