Bibliograph

The bean trees, Taylor Greer Series, Book 1, Barbara Kingsolver

Type

Label

The bean trees, Taylor Greer Series, Book 1, Barbara Kingsolver

Language

eng

Index

no index present

Literary Form

fiction

Main title

The bean trees

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionaries

Responsibility statement

Barbara Kingsolver

Sub title

Taylor Greer Series, Book 1

Summary

The Bean Trees is bestselling author Barbara Kingsolver's first novel, now widely regarded as a modern classic. 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 3-year-old native-American little girl named Turtle along the way, and together, from Oklahoma to Tucson, Arizona, half-Cherokee Taylor and her charge search for a new life in the West. Written with humor and pathos, this highly praised novel focuses on love and friendship, abandonment and belonging as Taylor, out of money and seemingly out of options, settles in dusty Tucson and begins working at Jesus Is Lord Used Tires while trying to make a life for herself and Turtle. The author of such bestsellers as The Lacuna, The Poisonwood Bible, and Flight Behavior, Barbara Kingsolver has been hailed for her striking imagery and clear dialogue, and this is the novel that kicked off her remarkable literary career. This edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more

Target audience

adult

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