The Bean Trees (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions) - Softcover

Kingsolver, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061765228 ISBN 13: 9780061765223

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2009

Synopsis

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."

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Review:

"The Bean Trees is the work of a visionary."

-- Los Angeles Times

"This is the story of a lovable, resourceful 'instant mother, ' one who speaks, acts and learns for herself, becoming an inspiration for us all."-- "Glamour""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""An extraordinary good novel, tough and tender and gritty and moving."-- Anne Rivers Siddons"Loving and expansive...idealistic and exhilarating."-- "Philadelphia Inquirer"

Book Description:

An enchanting and classic novel of a young woman's voyage of discovery across the Midwest.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061765228
• ISBN 13: 9780061765223
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 256