The Bean Trees
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Barbara Kingsolver
“The 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 Kingsolver’s 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 edition includes a P.S. section with additional insights from the author, background material, suggestions for further reading, and more.
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Author
Barbara Kingsolver
Pages
336
Publisher
Harper Collins
Published Date
2009-03-17
ISBN
0061809691 9780061809699
Ratings
Google: 2.5
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"I love Barbara Kingsolver. This is the second book of hers that I have read, and she has such a great way of telling stories. The best part of her writing is the characters. They are so real and enjoyable, naive yet so wise. This is a short and easy read that you don’t want to miss. "
Katie Harrison
"What a lovely read. A story of self-discovery and chosen family. The characters had so much depth. It left me wanting a little more resolution but overall, I really enjoyed and would definitely recommend to others!"
Kaylee Vie
"Beautifully written. Very wholesome end to a very sad story. "
Bea
"A complex and cozy story of found family. "
Emily Calleja
"Heartwarming story. "
M. A. Daniels
"I love Barbara Kingsolver's voice and feel like it is by far one of the most accurate Kentucky voices I have ever come across. (Yes, I am a Kentucky native). Taylor's descriptions of life in Kentucky had me rolling but also her descriptions of other people/states from the Kentucky perspective. So accurate, I pulled quotes and my mom asked me if I had not ghostwritten the book! Her characters are great too. The only reason I cannot rate this higher is I feel like plotwise everything just works out too easily, and it seems kinda naive and unrealistic for me. I started to lose interest."
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Jacqueline Hopkins
"Listened to this while on a road trip out west. I tried to follow the same path as the characters from Oklahoma to Arizona. Listening made the long hours of nothing but open plains seem like minutes. Great book. Solidified my love for Kingsolver’s books!"
The Novel Tourist
"A lovely read! Apparently this is THE book to read if you are traveling in the Southwest, so naturally I had to try it out. And it was heartbreakingly sad. But also really sweet and uplifting. While I’m not sure I would call it an iconic Southwest read (the landscape was barely a supporting character), I did think it was a very human story, set against a harsh but beautiful background. It made me think, and it made me grateful, and right now that’s the most I can ask from a good story."
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Allie Peduto
"Soooo good!❤️"
Jodi Davy