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.
Available for the first time in mass-market, this edition of
Barbara Kingsolver's bestselling novel, "The Bean Trees, " will be
in stores everywhere in September. With two different but equally
handsome covers, this book is a fine addition to your Kingsolver
library.