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The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

Paperback (Harper-perennial, March 15, 2001)

3 novels in 1 book

Taylor Greer leaves her poverty-stricken life in Kentucky and heads west, picking up an abandoned Native American baby girl whom she names Turtle and finds a new home in Tucson, in a text with additional writings of the author.

The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

Paperback (HarperCollins, March 15, 1998)

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The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

Paperback (HarperPerennial, March 15, 1992)

Barbara Kingsolver's 1988 debut novel is a classic work of American fiction. Now a standard in college literature classes across the nation, and a book that appears in translation across the globe, The Bean Trees is not only a literary masterpiece but a popular triumph—a narrative that readers worldwide have taken into their hearts. The Los Angeles Times calls The Bean Trees “the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling.”

The Bean Trees Low Price CD Publisher: HarperAudio

Barbara Kingsolver

Audio CD

Barbara Kingsolver's 1988 debut novel is a classic workof American fiction. Now a standard in college literature classes across thenation, and a book that appears in translation across the globe, The BeanTrees is not only a literary masterpiece but a popular triumph--anarrative that readers worldwide have taken into their hearts. The Los Angeles Times calls The Bean Trees "the work of a visionary. . . . It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling."

The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

Paperback (Perfection Learning, March 1, 1989)

"A warmhearted and highly entertaining first novel in which a poor but plucky Kentucky girl . . . arrives at surprising new meanings for love, friendship, and family."-- "Kirkus Reviews"

The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

Hardcover (G K Hall & Co, July 1, 1989)

Young, bright Taylor Greer leaves her poverty-stricken life in Kentucky and heads west, picking up an abandoned Native American baby girl whom she names Turtle and finds a new home in Tucson with Mattie, an old woman who takes in Central American refugees.

The Bean Trees

Barbara Kingsolver

Hardcover (Harper & Row Publishers, March 15, 1988)

"Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging..."