BOOKS TO READ in March/April

 by Barbara Kingsolver (Faber, R295) The bestselling author of The Poisonwood Bible returns with a novel that interweaves past and present to explore the human capacity for resilience and compassion in times of great upheaval. 2016 Vineland: Willa Knox stands braced against an upended world that seems to hold no mercy for her shattered life and family – or her crumbling house. 1871 Vineland: Thatcher Greenwood, the new science teacher, is a fervent advocate of the work of Charles Darwin, and he is keen to communicate his ideas to his students. But those in