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Author Barbara Kingsolver shares power of home, poverty and addiction in Appalachia

Barbara Kingsolver tells the story of poverty and addiction in contemporary Appalachia in her novel “Demon Copperhead.”

Here & Now’s Scott Tong visited Kingsolver in her home in western Virginia to talk about the power of home, poverty and addiction.

This article was originally published on WBUR.org.

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