The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition: A Novel

Kingsolver, Barbara

ISBN 10: 0060175796 / ISBN 13: 9780060175795

Published by Harper, 1998

About this Item

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. Seller Inventory # DADAX0060175796

Bibliographic Details

Title: The Bean Trees Anniversary Edition: A Novel

Publisher: Harper

Publication Date: 1998

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: New

About this title

Synopsis:

A commemorative hardcover edition, featuring a new, easy-to-read design, celebrates the tenth anniversary of the publication of one of the century's most popular American novels, the story of a poor Kentucky woman who goes west to start a new life.

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"