The Bean Trees
by the Winner of the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction
Author: Barbara Kingsolver Series: Abacus
An enchanting and classic novel of a young woman's voyage of discovery across the Midwest.
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An enchanting and classic novel of a young woman's voyage of discovery across the Midwest.
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Plucky Taylor Greer grows up poor in rural Kentucky with two goals: to avoid pregnancy and to get away. She succeeds on both counts when she buys an old car and heads west. But midway across the country motherhood catches up with her when she becomes the guardian of an abandoned baby girl she calls Turtle. In Tuscon they encounter an extraordinary array of people, and with their help, Taylor builds herself and her sweet, stunned child a life.
Critic Reviews
“Compelling and very funny - DAILY TELEGRAPHA remarkable, enjoyable book ... I'd definitely urge you to read it - New York TIMESAn astonishing literary debut - COSMOPOLITAN”
Compelling and very funny - DAILY TELEGRAPH
A remarkable, enjoyable book ... I'd definitely urge you to read it - New York TIMESAn astonishing literary debut - COSMOPOLITANAbout the Author
Barbara Kingsolver is the author of four novels and the short sory collection HOMELAND. She grew up in eastern Kentucky and now lives in Tucson, Arizona with her husband and daughter.
Plucky Taylor Greer grows up poor in rural Kentucky with two goals: to avoid pregnancy and to get away. She succeeds on both counts when she buys an old car and heads west. But midway across the country motherhood catches up with her when she becomes the guardian of an abandoned baby girl she calls Turtle. In Tuscon they encounter an extraordinary array of people, and with their help, Taylor builds herself and her sweet, stunned child a life.
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