The Signature of All Things

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by Elizabeth Gilbert (Goodreads Author)

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Anastasia It comes from the work of an author Ambrose liked, Jacob Boehme. From page 229: Boehme believed "God had hidden clues for humanity's betterment inside…moreIt comes from the work of an author Ambrose liked, Jacob Boehme. From page 229: Boehme believed "God had hidden clues for humanity's betterment inside the design of every flower, leaf, fruit and tree on earth. All the natural world was a divine code, Boehme claimed, containing proof of our Creator's love." Ambrose briefly lost his mind in college after reading Boehme, remember?(less)
Amy My answer includes 3 books by Barbara Kingsolver: The Poisonwood Bible, Flight Behavior (my favorite of these 3) and her more recent Unsheltered. The …moreMy answer includes 3 books by Barbara Kingsolver: The Poisonwood Bible, Flight Behavior (my favorite of these 3) and her more recent Unsheltered. The first reveals stories of living in Africa, the second has themes from natural phenomena and rural life in modern times and the third has a historic and current parallel stories. None are VERY similar, Unsheltered possibly the most similar. Two others that come to mind for the manners in which they portray female solitude. Where the Crawdads Sing is amazing and includes botany of the North American east coast swamp life. The other is Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine. This has NO natural aspects to it, however it reveals the mind of the female main character. I hope that others have better answers to your question, as I would love to read other similar books to The Signature of All Things which remains one of my all time favorite books. Of the above, my top 2 are Where the Crawdads Sing then Unsheltered.(less)
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Emilym465 Tomorrow Morning told Alma that he had not forced Ambrose to have sex with him any more than he had forced the Reverend to adopt him or the villagers …moreTomorrow Morning told Alma that he had not forced Ambrose to have sex with him any more than he had forced the Reverend to adopt him or the villagers to love him. He knows the effect he has on people.(less)

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