The Bean Trees
A Novel
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4.4 • 62 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
“The Bean Trees is the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling.” — Los Angeles Times
A 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.
Customer Reviews
The Bean Trees
I thoroughly enjoyed this book! The author made all the characters “normal “, just regular people doing regular things but she showed us the specialness of all that normalacy.
My take away= acceptance and unconditional love!
Often recommend
Absorbing read which carries you effortlessly along. This, together with "Pigs in Heaven", is a book I often recommend when guests are rummaging through my book shelf.
The Bean Tree
A great read. Quirky, interesting characters thrown together by happenstance. Great character development. Caught my attention with the first paragraph. Loved it.