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The Bean Trees

by Kingsolver, Barbara

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NY: Harper & Row; (1988). First Edition . Hardcover. Dust Jacket Included. First printing of the author's first novel, near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Thin black line on top edge of page block, faint embossed seal on front endpaper. The jacket has minor soiling, and a little darkening to the edges of the flaps. Inscribed by the author on the title page: "Patty, warm wishes./Barbara Kingsolver".

Synopsis

The Bean Trees , first published in 1988, is the first book written by Barbara Kingsolver and was followed by a sequel, Pigs in Heaven . Taylor Greer hightails it out of Kentucky as soon as she gets a car, refusing to be just another small-town girl.  She soon finds herself in Oklahoma near Cherokee territory, and in a parking lot, a desperate and frightened woman hands Taylor a Cherokee toddler and leaves. Taylor and the child, named Turtle, keep moving out west and try to find somewhere to put down roots and grow. British Fantasy Award (1988)

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Bookseller
Tulsa Books US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
017485
Title
The Bean Trees
Author
Kingsolver, Barbara
Format/Binding
Hardcover
Book Condition
Used
Jacket Condition
Dust Jacket Included
Quantity Available
1
Edition
First Edition
Publisher
NY: Harper & Row; (1988)

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