The Bean Trees
Novel by Barbara Kingsolver
Originally published: 1988
Author: Barbara Kingsolver
Characters: Taylor Greer, Lou Ann Ruiz, Estevan, and more
Book sequel: Pigs in Heaven
Genre: Dramatic Fiction
Pages: 232
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It features a young woman from the Appalachian area of Kentucky, determined to escape her "fate" of becoming pregnant in high school. She escapes entirely, ...
The Bean Trees is the first novel by American writer Barbara Kingsolver. It was published in 1988 and reissued in 1998. The novel is followed by the sequel ...
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They are an incongruous family, the titular bean trees, a confusing connotation of the more widely known and beautifully named wisteria vine. Kingsolver's debut ...
“The Bean Trees is a story propelled by a marvelous ear, a fast- moving humor, and the powerful undercurrent of human struggle.
The novel explores themes of motherhood, friendship, and resilience, offering a heartwarming narrative that delves into issues of immigration, cultural identity ...
It tells the story of a young woman named Marietta Greer who grows up poor in rural Kentucky. She works hard and buys herself a car so she can escape, then ...
When Taylor's two back tires blow out, Taylor goes to an auto-repair shop called Jesus Is Lord Used Tires. There she meets the owner, a kind, wise woman named ...
The Bean Trees begins when Taylor (whose real name is Marietta) decides that it's time to leave Pittman, Kentucky, where she lives with her mother, and make ...
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This cleverly written, engrossing tale of Marietta/Taylor Greer's escape from her birthplace in Kentucky, and what eventually happens to her in Arizona. The ...