The Bean Trees
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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
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Praise for The Bean Trees
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The work of a visionary... It leaves you open-mouthed and smiling - Los Angeles Times
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An astonishing literary debut... For a deep breath of fresh air, spend some time in the neighborhood of The Bean Trees - Cosmopolitan
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Compelling and very funny - Daily Telegraph
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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
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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
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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
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