The Bean Trees
by the Winner of the 2023 Women's Prize for Fiction
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Little, Brown Book Group
Published:1st Mar '01
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* Review coverage
An enchanting and classic novel of a young woman's voyage of discovery across the Midwest.
The bestselling debut novel by Barbara Kingsolver, winner of the Pulitzer Prize and twice winner of the Women's Prize for Fiction
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 guardian of an abandoned baby girl she calls Turtle. In Tucson they encounter an extraordinary array of people, and with their help Taylor builds herself an her sweet, stunned child a life.
'Compelling and very funny'Daily Telegraph
'Remarkable'New York Times
'An astonishing literary debut' Cosmopolitan
'The work of a visionary... It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling'Los Angeles Times
The work of a visionary... It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling * Los Angeles Times *
The work of a visionary... It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling * Los Angeles Times *
An astonishing literary debut... For a deep breath of fresh air, spend some time in the neighborhood of The Bean Trees * Cosmopolitan *
An astonishing literary debut... For a deep breath of fresh air, spend some time in the neighborhood of The Bean Trees * Cosmopolitan *
Compelling and very funny * Daily Telegraph *
Compelling and very funny * Daily Telegraph *
This funny, inspiring book is a marvelous affirmation of risk-taking, commitment and everyday miracles...An overwhelming delight, as random and unexpected as real life * Publishers Weekly *
This funny, inspiring book is a marvelous affirmation of risk-taking, commitment and everyday miracles...An overwhelming delight, as random and unexpected as real life * Publishers Weekly *
This is the story of a lovable, resourceful 'instant mother,' one who speaks, acts and learns for herself, becoming an inspiration to us all * Glamour *
This is the story of a lovable, resourceful 'instant mother,' one who speaks, acts and learns for herself, becoming an inspiration to us all * Glamour *
As clear as air. It is the southern novel taken west, its colors as translucent and polished as one of those slices of rose agate from a desert shop * New York Times Book Review *
As clear as air. It is the southern novel taken west, its colors as translucent and polished as one of those slices of rose agate from a desert shop * New York Times Book Review *
So wry and wise we wish it would never end....The chatty, down-home audacity of Barbara Kingsolver's remarkable first novel hooks us on the first page * San Francisco Chronicle *
So wry and wise we wish it would never end....The chatty, down-home audacity of Barbara Kingsolver's remarkable first novel hooks us on the first page * San Francisco Chronicle *
A major new talent. From the very first page, Kingsolver's characters tug at the heart and soul * Ms *
A major new talent. From the very first page, Kingsolver's characters tug at the heart and soul * Ms *
Idealistic and exhilarating, The Bean Trees is a book that combines the most careful craft with a moral code that is loving and expansive * Philadelphia Inquirer *
Idealistic and exhilarating, The Bean Trees is a book that combines the most careful craft with a moral code that is loving and expansive * Philadelphia Inquirer *
An extraordinary good novel, tough and tender and gritty and moving * Anne Rivers Siddons *
An extraordinary good novel, tough and tender and gritty and moving * Anne Rivers Siddons *
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 *
ISBN: 9780349114170
Dimensions: 196mm x 128mm x 16mm
Weight: 168g
240 pages