Synopsis Turtle Greer, daughter of Taylor Greer of Kingsolver's previous novel THE BEAN TREES, witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam. With a moment of celebrity, Turtle's life changes, and so do the lives of everyone she loves.
| Details | | Publication Date: | 1999-10-01 | | Edition Description: | Reprint |
| Size | | Height: | 6.8 in | | Width: | 4.3 in | | Thickness: | 1.1 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Note For the first time in mass-market paperback, this bestseller is a sequel to "Bean Trees." Six-year-old Turtle Greer witnesses a freak accident at the Hoover Dam, leading to a man's dramatic rescue. But Turtle's moment of celebrity draws everyone around her in a complex web connecting their futures with their pasts.
Industry Reviews "Possessed of an extravagantly gifted narrative voice, she blends a fierce and abiding moral vision with benevolent, concise humor. Her medicine is meant for the head, the heart and the soul--and it does down dangerously, blissfully, easily. New York Times Book Review - Karen Karbo (06/27/1993)
"With 'Pigs in Heaven', Kingsolver takes a risk she hasn't taken before: she challenges her own strong, '60s-style politics by pitting its cultural correctness against the boundless love between a mother and child. For all its political dimensions, this is no polemic but a complex drama in which heroes and villains play each other's parts--and learn from them." Newsweek - Laura Shapiro (07/11/1993)
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