by Barbara Kingsolver · Harper Perennial · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780060915544
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«The Bean Trees» is Barbara Kingsolver's literary fiction novel, published by Harper Perennial in paperback (240 pages, in English).
Taylor Greer grows up in rural Kentucky with two goals: not to get pregnant and to leave. On her journey west she crosses paths with Turtle, a three-year-old indigenous girl, and arrives in Tucson, Arizona, as a mother. It is a story about friendship, abandonment, and the ability to find resources in the most unexpected places.
The Bean Trees is Barbara Kingsolver's debut novel and the first installment in the Greer Family series.
A frequent choice in book clubs and literature courses, for its close portrayal of rural life and the bonds created along the way.
Barbara Ellen Kingsolver is an American novelist, essayist, and poet. Her widely known works include The Poisonwood Bible, the tale of a missionary family in the Congo; and Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, a nonfiction account of her family's attempts to eat locally. In 2023, she was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for the novel Demon Copperhead. Her work often focuses on topics such as social justice, biodiversity, and the interaction between humans and their communities and environments.
