High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never

Kingsolver, Barbara; Mirocha, Paul

ISBN 10: 0060172916 / ISBN 13: 9780060172916

Published by Harpercollins, 1995

About this Item

May have light to moderate shelf wear and/or a remainder mark. Complete. Clean pages. Inscribed by Barbara Kingsolver on title page. Seller Inventory # 1008423

Bibliographic Details

Title: High Tide in Tucson: Essays from Now or Never

Publisher: Harpercollins

Publication Date: 1995

Binding: hardcover

Condition: Very Good

Signed: Signed by Author(s)

Edition: 1st Edition

About this title

Synopsis:

Twenty-six original essays explore themes of family, community, and the natural world while considering such specific topics as modern motherhood, paper dolls, and high-tide oysters. 100,000 first printing. $100,000 ad/promo.

Review:

"Kingsolver's essays should be savored like quiet afternoons with a friend.... [She] speaks in a language rich with music and replete with good sense.""--New York Times Book Review""A delightful, challenging, and wonderfully informative book." "--San Francisco Chronicle""The acclaimed novelist's extraordinary powers of observations and understanding of character serve her beautifully in this collection of essays." "--Entertainment Weekly""Ms. Kingsolver possesses the rare ability to see the natural world with the keenness of both the poet and the naturalist." "--Washington Times""A book full of discoveries.""--Cleveland Plain Dealer""Whether cultural, personal, or theoretical, Kingsolver's nonfiction is a delight.""--Seattle Times""Brilliant...lucid, well thought-out, and remarkably sensitive. Kingsolver's power will linger long after you've finished "High Tide in Tucson.""--Kansas City Star""Clever...magical...beautifully crafted. Kingsolver spins you around the philosophic world a dozen times.""--Milwaukee Sentinel"