Bean Trees by Barbara Kingsolver

Bean Trees (Harper Perennial Deluxe Editions)

by Barbara Kingsolver

Taylor, a poor Kentuckian making her way west with an abandoned baby girl, stops in Tucson where she finds friends and discovers resources in apparently empty places.

Reviewed by jamiereadthis on

4 of 5 stars

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Funny, charming, cute as a bug in a rug (who would appreciate that mangled expression more: Taylor, Turtle, or Estevan?), but ultimately, it didn’t 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.

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