Her elasticity allowed her to recover quickly.

Hullo, there's a monkey's wedding, said my wife's niece, a girl of about twenty, born in South Africa […] She was looking out on the lawn, and it was one of those lovely April mornings with sunshine and rain alternating […]

Otherwise, the sustainment or creation of jobs is seriously imperiled.

This ill-chosen subplot also means that Kingsolver must make Cash Stillwater (named for his mother's favorite singer, Johnny Cash) more than just a returning widower.