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All Over Creation follows Yumi Fuller, who comes home after twenty‑five years to find her aging parents, an old friendship, and a family legacy in Idaho’s potato farms. As she navigates the industry’s corporate pressures and the spirited criticism of the Seeds of Resistance environmental group, Ozeki explores themes of family, generation, identity, and the human relationship to the land. The novel blends intimate family dynamics with broader questions of genetic engineering, agricultural politics, and the changing landscape of American rural life.
First publish date: 2003
Genre: General Fiction/General Fiction
Authors: Ruth Ozeki
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