The Bean Trees

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Bean Trees
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Barbara Kingsolver
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:240
Dimensions(mm): Height 196,Width 128
Category/GenreModern and contemporary fiction (post c 1945)
ISBN/Barcode 9780349114170
ClassificationsDewey:813.54
Audience
General

Publishing Details

Publisher Little, Brown Book Group
Imprint Abacus
Publication Date 1 March 2001
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

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.

Author Biography

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.

Reviews

'Compelling and very funny' DAILY TELEGRAPH 'A remarkable, enjoyable book ... I'd definitely urge you to read it' NEW YORK TIMES 'An astonishing literary debut' COSMOPOLITAN