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Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places.
Barbara Kingsolver is the author of nine bestselling works of fiction, including the novels, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and The Bean Trees, as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Her work of narrative nonfiction is the enormously influential bestseller Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolver’s work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has earned literary awards and a devoted readership at home and abroad. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal, our country’s highest honor for service through the arts, as well as the prestigious Dayton Literary Peace Prize for her body of work. She lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia.
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Book Description Softcover. Condition: new. Product DescriptionThe Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling. - Los Angeles TimesA bestseller that has come to be regarded as an American classic, The Bean Trees is the novel that launched Barbara Kingsolvers remarkable literary career.It is the charming, engrossing tale of rural Kentucky native Taylor Greer, who only wants to get away from her roots and avoid getting pregnant. She succeeds, but inherits a three-year-old Native American girl named Turtle along the way, and together, from Oklahoma to Arizona, half-Cherokee Taylor and her charge search for a new life in the West. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in seemingly empty places.This Harper Perennial Deluxe Edition features beautiful cover art on uncoated stock, French flaps, and deckle-edge pages, making it the perfect gift book.ReviewThe work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling. - Los Angeles TimesAs clear as air. It is the southern novel taken west, its colors as translucent and polished as one of those slices of rose agate from a desert shop. - New York Times Book Review"An extraordinary good novel, tough and tender and gritty and moving." - Anne Rivers SiddonsSo wry and wise we wish it would never end.The chatty, down-home audacity of Barbara Kingsolvers remarkable first novel hooks us on the first page. - San Francisco ChronicleThe Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling. - Los Angeles Times"A major new talent. From the very first page, Kingsolver's characters tug at the heart and soul." - Ms.An astonishing literary debut.For a deep breath of fresh air, spend some time in the neighborhood of The Bean Trees. - Cosmopolitan"Idealistic and exhilerating, The Bean Trees is a book that combines the most careful craft with a moral code that is loving and expansive." - Philadelphia InquirerThis is the story of a lovable, resourceful instant mother, one who speaks, acts and learns for herself, becoming an inspiration to us all. - GlamourThis funny, inspiring book is a marvelous affirmation of risk-taking, commitment and everyday miracles.An overwhelming delight, as random and unexpected as real life. - Publishers WeeklyA lively first novel.an easy book to enjoy. - No SourceFrom the Back CoverClear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places.About the AuthorBarbara Kingsolver is the author of ten bestselling works of fiction, including the novels Unsheltered, Flight Behavior, The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, Animal Dreams, and The Bean Trees, as well as books of poetry, essays, and creative nonfiction. Her work of narrative nonfiction is the influential bestseller Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life. Kingsolvers work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has earned literary awards and a devoted readership at home and abroad. She was awarded the National Humanities Medal, our countrys highest honor for service through the arts, as well as the Dayton Literary Peace Prize for the body of her work. She lives with her family on a farm in southern Appalachia. Seller Inventory # DADAX0061765228
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