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| Title | : | The Bean Trees (Greer Family #1) |
| Author | : | Barbara Kingsolver |
| Book Format | : | Hardcover |
| Book Edition | : | Special Edition |
| Pages | : | Pages: 232 pages |
| Published | : | March 1st 1989 by Perfection Learning (first published December 1st 1988) |
| Categories | : | Fiction. Contemporary. Novels |
Barbara Kingsolver
Hardcover | Pages: 232 pages Rating: 3.97 | 131574 Users | 6177 Reviews
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Clear-eyed and spirited, Taylor Greer grew up poor in rural Kentucky with the goals of avoiding pregnancy and getting away. But when she heads west with high hopes and a barely functional car, she meets the human condition head-on. By the time Taylor arrives in Tucson, Arizona, she has acquired a completely unexpected child, a three-year-old American Indian girl named Turtle, and must somehow come to terms with both motherhood and the necessity for putting down roots. Hers is a story about love and friendship, abandonment and belonging, and the discovery of surprising resources in apparently empty places.
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| Original Title: | The Bean Trees |
| ISBN: | 0812474945 (ISBN13: 9780812474947) |
| Edition Language: | English |
| Series: | Greer Family #1 |
| Characters: | Taylor Greer, Turtle Greer, Lou Ann Ruiz, Estevan, Esperanza, Mattie |
| Setting: | Tucson, Arizona(United States) |
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Ratings: 3.97 From 131574 Users | 6177 ReviewsAppraise Appertaining To Books The Bean Trees (Greer Family #1)
A girl gets out of her small town, after high school, to start a new life only to be saddled with a random child that was placed in her car. Her life is suddenly taking turns she did not expect.Funny, charming, cute as a bug in a rug (who would appreciate that mangled expression more: Taylor, Turtle, or Estevan?), but ultimately, it didnt pack much of a heavyweight punch. I do know if I ever get a kid, the miracle of Turtle is how I want it to happen.
Marietta Greer has just completed two miracles of her rural Kentucky upbringing: graduating high school and avoiding pregnancy. To celebrate, she jumps in her 55 Volkswagen bug and rides West, leaving her job at a Kentucky hospital counting platelets to stay true to her plan to drive out of Pittman County one day and never look back (11). On the road, she changes her name to Taylor and finds herself in Tucson, Arizona with a broken down car and a Cherokee baby in her arms.Taylor is an honest,
When I first read this book several years ago, I was terribly impressed by 1) her writing style, which I really like - I wish I could write like that2) the interesting plot of a single girl who had avoided teenage pregnancy through her young life only to end up with someone else's baby3) the relationship she has with her mother, who believes her daughter "hung the moon in the sky" and can absolutely do no wrong. I think it would be wonderful if my daughters came out of their childhoods not
In this delightful first novel by Kingsolver, she already has her skills working on all cylinders. The tale portrays a journey of a young woman, Taylor, to escape from a restricted life in a small town in Kentucky. Along the way, an abused 3-year old Cherokee girl is abandoned in her car in Oklahoma, whom she names Turtle, and incorporates into her life at the point her car falls apart in Tuscon, Arizona. With a relatively simple plot and a few characters, she captures well how even poor,
I really liked this book. Even more than Poisonwood Bible- which was good in a different way. This book reminds me of Where the Heart Is. It's a quick read- I think you'll like it.
I love Barbara Kingsolver, but I can't believe this book was ever published. 1988 must have been a slow book year. I am being generous with the two stars, and I am only giving it that because there were a number of sections which showcased the excellent writer she would go on to become with experience. The characters are all so flat and undeveloped. Taylor makes no sense and was not likable. I never felt that she bonded with Turtle, always saw her as a burden then suddenly at the end, when she
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