The Bean Trees, Paperback

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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 Poinsonwood 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.

Despre autor

Barbara Kingsolver

scriitoare, poetă și eseistă americană · n. 1955

Barbara Kingsolver este o scriitoare, eseistă și poetă americană, câștigătoare a premiului Pulitzer. Și-a petrecut copilăria în zona rurală din Kentucky și o scurtă perioadă în Congo. Kingsolver a obținut diplome în biologie la Universitatea DePauw și la Universitatea din Arizona și a lucrat ca autoare independentă înainte de a începe să scrie romane.